Hands On Bread Making/Baking

Karen Adler (BBQ Queen author) will be teaching us some new techniques she has learned from Judith Fertig’s new and unpublished (Fall 09) bread cookbook. We will learn techniques, recipes and take home dough to bake off ourselves. I’m excited for this class. Breads are one area I’m really not good at. This classes size [...]

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Aleasa bathing in Grandmas kitchen sink.

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Chaos Reigns!

Ok, picture this – you’re dead asleep and the phone rings. Your husband says, “The appraiser changed the time and will be there in 45 minutes.” This alone is not a big deal, but add to it the fact that Krista, Keith and Aleasa had just moved into the house the day before and there [...]

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Aleasa is coming!

Today is the day that I have been waiting for! My youngest daughter Krista, her husband Keith and my granddaughter Aleasa are moving home! Literally home – like in down the hall from me! I am so excited! In fact as I type, they are driving here from Rolla, Missouri. We (Don and I) already [...]

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Cooking Class – Forbes Cross

I am so excited for Forbes’ class tomorrow! I love mexican food, but to have an avocado hollandaise sauce on top, oh my! For those of you who have lived in the KC area for awhile you may recognize Forbes’ name. He has been a restauranteur in the area for a number of years! Michael [...]

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Mother’s Day

Today is Mother’s Day! This is my youngest daughters first Mother’s Day. She is such an awesome mom! I’m so proud of the job she is doing with my precious granddaughter Aleasa. She is fearless in her duty. As I think back on my own life, I know I wasn’t fearless like her. I was [...]

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Monday – Cookbook Club Night

Tonight is our once monthly Cookin’ Thyme Cookbook Club. I always look forward to this meeting, seeing all the great people who have now become my friends! Tonight we will be cooking out of The Blue Willow Inn Bible of Southern Cooking. It is our second go round with this cookbook. There are alot of [...]

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Social Networking

Ok, I’ve got a website & e-commerce store. I’m Facebook(ing), Twittering, and blogging! How do we keep up with all the techie stuff and get our regular work done? I’ve taken to Facebook(ing) in the evening. I really enjoy reading my daily “updates” from all my “friends”! In this busy time we all live in, [...]

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