I have a confession to make. I am not a big fan of desserts. I sometimes feel like this makes me odd, in a country that loves dessert and food. But even I need an occasional food to dampen a sweet tooth. Admittedly, my weakness is more of chewy candy, such as licorice and Swedish
While I’m learning to cook more variety and slowly enjoying the process more, cooking is still not my passion. Frankly, I don’t have the time to spend too much, well, time on the process. I do, however, like to entertain and hang out with family and friends, and I need to feed these wonderful people,
I’ve been wanting to head back to the local pottery studio to make something artsy. It was meant to be when my friend mentioned she wanted to try her hand at pottery painting. So we picked an afternoon for our outing, choosing to meet at Creative Arts Studio in downtown Royal Oak (I took my
While I know that breakfast is an important meal, I admit that I often have a difficult time eating a good breakfast. I’m usually hustling out the door to work or an exercise activity without a lot of time to make something healthy. My typical meal is grabbing a granola bar and coffee that I
Week 3 of my best year ever started! So far, it’s been a good year. I kicked off my fitness routine (more to come on that later), biked a few times, met up with friends many times, and got working on some professional projects. 2 One of my favorite activities that I like to do
Winter weather is still finding its way to Michigan. When the temps are low and cold, I enjoy a warm meal at the end of the day. I try to eat fairly healthy, which means trying to cook more at home. 2 I love using my slow cooker. It’s so easy to drop ingredients in
I know the first day of fall happened yesterday but I’m not quite ready to pull out the sweaters, boots and chili recipes. Instead, I’m wearing shorts and sandals today, and snacking on some refreshing summer vegetables. 2 Believe it or not, I wasn’t a fan of tomatoes until about two years ago. Yes, I
The humidity finally slid out of Michigan, leaving wonderfully warm, yet relaxing weather. Despite the pumpkin seasoning and haunted houses appearing in retailers, it’s still the summer season so I’m still enjoying all things summertime! This means that I am not ready to turn the hot oven on to cook. I shared in a recent
I’m going to admit something. Here goes…..my interest in cooking this summer has been small. No, actually it’s been pretty nonexistent. I don’t know what happened. I really got into cooking this past winter and spring. I made many new recipes and enjoyed the process. But this summer, I’ve struggled to find the enthusiasm to
