Blogging A-Z April 2018 Challenge

J Is For Jell-O

To be accurate, Jell-O is a brand name for the sugar and food dyed gelatin in a box. Jell-O was offered when I was sick and accompanied tea with honey. Consequently, the food association was not positive. Even sugar-free, zero calories, free food Jell-O is avoided when on a strict diet. *******  It was another… Continue reading J Is For Jell-O

Blogging A-Z April 2018 Challenge

I Is for Italian Bread

When I was a brand new mom, I enjoyed bringing my one baby girl, Sara, to  Walbaums for a morning of grocery shopping. I'd tucked infant Sara into a front knapsack carrier and easily push a shopping cart up and down the familiar aisles.  When she grew out of the carrier, I lined the shopping cart with… Continue reading I Is for Italian Bread

Blogging A-Z April 2018 Challenge

H Is For Hamburger

I was a Burger King girl. It was my first minimum wage, pay taxes, contributed to Social Security job. At the time the “Have It Your Way” campaigned feigned that the burgers were custom grilled. The special orders dictated how the hamburger was dressed— hold the pickles, hold the lettuce… It wasn’t supposed to upset… Continue reading H Is For Hamburger

Weekend Coffee Share

#Weekend Coffee Share April 8, 2018

If we were having coffee together, I would tell you that I have been on spring break, which gave me time to get ahead of the Blogging A-Z Challenge. I have been finding that the writing flows and I am surprisingly organized. My theme is Food Stories Remembered. I have lots of fodder to draw from. The… Continue reading #Weekend Coffee Share April 8, 2018

Blogging A-Z April 2018 Challenge

G is For Gravlax

A Swedish cuisine theme was one of the early International cooking nights (I-Night) with our friends. Matt and I were hosting. I had to plan and execute the main course while Matt took sole responsibility for finding an appropriate regional wine. One of the few I-Night rules was to cook something you had not cooked… Continue reading G is For Gravlax