As we gather across America for Memorial Day 2025, we pause not simply for a day off, but to reflect on the profound sacrifice made by generations of men and women in uniform. Memorial Day is a time to remember those who laid down their lives in service to the United...
Happy Thanksgiving Day Traditions Thanksgiving Day traditions vary widely, I’m sure. In preparation for this holiday post, I looked up a lot of them. While they included many great traditions, some of which we practice in our home, a couple of my favorites...
Happy New Year 2022! 2021 was a very hard year, probably the hardest I and my family as well as everyone in the world really have had to face. The pandemic didn’t go away as we had more than hoped. People struggled with divisions in families and friends. We were...
Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving posts are usually about counting our blessings and giving thanks. Steven Johnson compels us to consider this thought experiment: If your daily newspaper were published once-in-a-century, and it came out today, what would the...
Print Recipe Hummus This costs so much in the store and is so easy to make. I especially like that once I make the basic hummus, I can add flavors to get 2 or 3 different kinds out of one batch. Servings Ingredients 2 cans chick peas, drained with liquid reserved3...
Print Recipe Shepherd's Pie (Vegan) I have 2 kids who are vegan/vegetarian. So at family gatherings I have to come up with recipes that can be adapted to their vegetarian lifestyle. This is one of those recipes. We had this at Christmas and it was a big hit. Prep...
