I'm incurable. Put a magazine containing recipes in my hand and next thing you know, I'm reaching for a pair of scissors to cut out said recipes. The voice in my head making lip-smacking sounds and murmuring, "Oh, this looks good...I bet it tastes even better." The bulging file … [Read more...] about CONFESSIONS OF A RECIPE JUNKIE
Food
Coca Cola Grilled Chicken
Summer's all about grilled chicken & fresh corn on the cob. This is one of my favorite recipes for grilled chicken. Whenever I make it for company, I always get asked for the recipe. COCA COLA GRILLED CHICKEN Serves 2 to 4 Chicken and Brine: 1 whole chicken (4 – … [Read more...] about Coca Cola Grilled Chicken
AN EGG IN YOUR CAR WILL SAVE YOU MONEY
I was twenty-one, a young, divorced mom with a baby and a typewriter. No money to speak of but big dreams. I was going to be a writer, a career that would allow me to say at home with son while enjoying fame and fortune. Ha! Little did I know what I was in for. Years of hard work … [Read more...] about AN EGG IN YOUR CAR WILL SAVE YOU MONEY
THE GIANT FORK & SPOON
There are friends and there are friends. I have many friends but can count on one hand the ones who are closest to my heart. You know, the girlfriend you haven't gotten around to calling for months who, when she picks up the phone, it's like your last conversation was five … [Read more...] about THE GIANT FORK & SPOON
Dinner at Laili
My last family dinner here took place, fittingly enough, at the restaurant where my niece Cori Goudge-Ayer is head chef, Laili, in Santa Cruz, CA. What a wonderful evening! Everything I ate was delicious, and I was full by the time my entree of pomegranate-infused chicken … [Read more...] about Dinner at Laili
