30 Things You Could Learn from a Woman over 50.
I remember when I thought 30 was forever away. Now it seems as though it was last week in this life that keeps propelling forward at a rate somewhere...
Accidental Days and Soda Pop Pork
My friend Susie and I accidentally spent an entire day together this weekend. What started as a morning meeting to discuss writing became one long meandering conversation about life...
Cheating with Limoncello | LiMadeleine Torte
So, I talk a lot about how good it is for my soul to spend time sitting at the table – or standing in the kitchen – with others....
Invitation to My Table (and a secret recipe).
So, what is the purpose of a table? Is it merely to hold the dishes and the drinks? Is it just four legs and a slab? Oh no, it...
Coco-Lime Cheesecakes. Celebrate Spring.
I saw my first bluebonnet. It was a little thing, peeking rather shyly behind a stone – I almost missed it as I ran along the trail by my...
A Welcome Home.
I’ll admit it, my eyes do gleam a little when I talk about food. And yes, I do read cookbooks like romance novels. I have done Snoopy dances after...
The Power of Pie and Cobbler
There are some things that deserve to be repeated, over and over again, like a most favorite song. For me, one of those things has become Buttermilk Pie. Now,...
Honey. Do. Three Sweet Recipes.
“I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” ~Laura Ingalls Wilder It all started with a...
Peach Cobbler Mini-Muffins. It’s the Little Things.
The more this old world is filled with big noisy things – both the “help me build my platform for good” things and the “this is truly the thing...
Purple People Eater Pie. Hometown Goodness.
Every hometown needs a real cafeteria, owned by neighbors who serve up home-cooked food from recipes that have been passed down and down and down. Every hometown needs a...
Elvis’ Pound Cake. Thank you. Thank you very much.
Let me just put it out there now. I am not an Elvis Presley fan. (moment of silence and a quick whispered “I’m sorry” to my mom and my...
Peace of Pie.
Life is too short for self-hatred and celery sticks. -Marilyn Wann There’s been some good kitchen therapy at CasaRock lately – some “I can’t do much but I can do...
