Recently, my mother in law came to visit. We had a wonderful time, and made many endearing memories. One of the things we both love to do is cook (and eat). One morning, I took her to one of my favorite places on earth - a local kitchen supply store. Oh bliss! We did a bit of shopping there, and picked up a couple small things. Then, I happened across the back section, with all the cookbooks. I happened to notice one I had considered buying in the past. This time, it was 50% off! Oh lord, I just love a good bargain...
It's fall, and there are apples all around here in the Northwest. A few years ago, I went to Japan with my mother in celebration of her birthday. My little sister happened to be living in Osaka at the time, so we had a place to stay. We travelled around and did a fair amount of sight seeing. I had lived in northern Japan as an exchange student years before, but had never been to that part of the country. At one point in the trip, we ended out in the countryside. We met many warm and friendly people (as was...
Fall is in the air, and somehow baking and any kind of pumpkin recipe is rolling around in my head. (I even picked up some pumpkin pie spice creamer the other day!) Look what I found... I've been trying out some recipes around the web, and found some really good one. So, check them out and see what you think. And by all means, if you have one to share, do that too. :) Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Spread Whole Wheat Pumpkin Pancakes * Kitchen Note: try using whole wheat pastry flour in this recipe. Pumpkin...