We traversed the highways and made it to my folks yesterday with the wind sweeping across the plains and trying to shove us in a ditch. It was a wild ride, but the plows were out keeping the snow from piling up, which we appreciate. Like all long trips we made a number of stops and my husband, that glorious man I have chosen to spend my life with, was…

If you are looking for an outstanding cup of tea, fetch yourself a big mug and put the kettle on. Cut up and orange and take a big meaty slice and juice part of it in the cup and throw in the rind, it adds flavor to the rest. Then add some crystallized ginger to the cup. Then a constant comment tea bag. I think Bigelow does a good job,…

Chocolate is a food group that should be exempt from calculation on diets. Let me start with that qualifier and explain that I watch my cholesterol and saturated fats very carefully, but chocolate is allowable in small doses. That being said, Linder makes a really good truffle. They do an exceptional job with strawberries and cream and I say this with a deep and abiding preference for dark chocolate. However…