One of our family traditions has to do with Christmas morning. It started when our children were quite small. They would wake up, super excited to open all the gifts, especially to see what Santa brought. In order for all of us to share the joy together, our rule was that no one opened a [...]
Last Monday I posted recipes for Shrimp Dip as part of the Progressive Dinner Party. (The recipe is here.) I will admit to being somewhat obsessive about my shrimp dip for several decades. I loved that dish and was so disappointed when I could no longer make it because they stopped making frozen shrimp soup.
My [...]
Today is the beginning of a week long Progressive Dinner Party. It’s being hosted at the Book Blogger’s Social Club. Everyone is invited, so head on over to the Social Club to see what else is being served. Because Monday is the first day of the party, my assignment was to serve an appetizer.
I’ve been [...]
What do you call a place that’s not a restaurant, yet serves food of at least thirty-five different cuisines? You call it an International Food Court!
This is the Emeryville, California International Food Court. My daughters, granddaughters and I visited here this week on the return leg of our road trip to Southern California. [...]
Got any turkey leftover? A few of my family members claim the dishes made after the big turkey feast are their favorite part of the traditional big bird.
For instance, my oldest daughter likes a turkey sandwich made with turkey, cream chees and cranberry sauce. Mmmm-good. My husband’s favorite turkey leftover is so good [...]
Kathy (Bermuda Onion) and Julie (Booking Mama) have been featuring a Virtual Cookie Swap for the past twelve days. Now it’s our turn to add to the Cookie Exchange. I decided to share one of my family’s favorites.
We’ve been making these cookies for over forty years. They are very tasty but, in my opinion, we [...]
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I remember exactly where I was, and my reaction the first time I ever ate Mexican food. The year was 1954 and my family had just moved to Southern California from Wisconsin.
In Wisconsin we ate what all normal, mid-western, German-American families ate. But right away, in California, our menu began to [...]