Monthly Archives: December 2008

Christmas is over and a new year is coming. You won’t be starting your New Year’s resolutions until tomorrow and so for your New Year’s celebration you can make a bunch more goodies. (It has been scientifically proven, by me … Continue reading →

Last week, I went shopping after work. Why after work when I’m tired and I just want to get home? Well, there was a very good reason. It was going to storm on Friday, my day off, when I would … Continue reading →

I can’t go another Christmas without sharing my mom’s English Toffee recipe. I have such good memories of she and my dad and us kids making lots and lots and LOTS of toffee every Christmas season when I was young. … Continue reading →

One of my first memories of Christmas is making Christmas tree ornaments. Not your mother’s “I’ll treasure this little aluminum foil star/toilet paper roll tube forever” kind of ornament, but the “This is not going to last until Christmas” kind … Continue reading →

I was thinking about the propane tanker that wrecked on the freeway in Salt Lake City, Utah, the other day.  The first thing that I thought about was how many of the 700 households that had to be evacuated, took … Continue reading →

I am afraid that I might anger some hardcore bottlers and canners with this article.  I hope I don’t.  Actually, anyone who knows me knows that I am a pretty heavy duty canner and bottler myself.  Not only is it … Continue reading →

Waffles, eggs, and sausage were made for Christmas morning. How do I know this? Because that is what my family has eaten every Christmas morning for the last 40 some-odd years that I can remember. I would classify that as … Continue reading →