If you’re anything like me, you are deeply affected when seasons change. And there is not a season that affects me more than Fall – it’s beyond my control what it brings me to do. For example, in the last week I have completely cleaned and organized a toy filled basement, made a chicken chili, …

…and I haven’t made one fruit cobbler all summer? I need to get my head checked. Nothing brings you back to reality more than getting back from vacation and seeing the bright yellow flash of buses whizzing by in the morning. Seriously…school? NO! I’m not ready for more traffic in the early morning rush, or …

I love celebratory dinners for people. There is something about creating a meal for someone that says ‘I care about you – a lot.’ Food is personal and I jump for joy at the chance to create that for someone. We recently had close friends over to celebrate my good friend Heidi’s birthday – woohoo! …

I told myself when waking up today that I am not allowed to do anything before this situation is taken care of: It has been sitting there way longer than I care to admit. Not cool. What I really wanted to do? Work on this: A deliriously delicious galette bursting with plump blueberries fresh from …

My sister in law, Carolyn, turns 24 today! We celebrated together as a family this past Sunday. I was in charge of dessert and couldn’t have been happier, another chance (/challenge) to bake a cake! I let the birthday girl pick the kind and like a true summer girl she went with vanilla cake and …