I made seven pies for Thanksgiving this year. SEVEN! Was it overkill? Sure, but I was hosting a huge group of people and I would rather have way too much food than run out. Anyway, I made three pumpkins, an apple, a blueberry, a maple-bourbon pecan and a Nantucket cranberry. The cranberry pie was a ... Read More about Gluten-Free Goodness – Nantucket Cranberry Pie
Christmas Kitchen – Gluten-Free Spritz Cookies
You can often find spritz cookies, or spritzgebäck, at European bakeries (In German, the word spritzen actually means “to squirt,” which is essentially what you are doing with these cookies. You squirt the dough out of the cookie press and onto the cookie sheet). I love to eat spritz cookies, but ... Read More about Christmas Kitchen – Gluten-Free Spritz Cookies
Afternoon Boost – Matcha Shot
David and I used to drink an Açaí Super Antioxidant from Jamba Juice every morning for breakfast (back when it was called the Açaí Super-Charger). Actually, we didn’t drink their exact smoothie, we had our own way of making it where we subbed blueberries for their sherbet and we subbed extra açaí ... Read More about Afternoon Boost – Matcha Shot
70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
On December 7 we always take a break from Christmas movies to watch a Pearl Harbor movie. This year, which marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, was no exception. My favorite is always Michael Bay’s super blockbuster, aptly named Pearl Harbor, primarily because it stars Ben ... Read More about 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
Things I Love – Marvel Classics
If you have boys, you’re probably fairly well acquainted with Marvel comics. They are home to X-Men, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man (my son’s favorite), Thor, The Avengers, Captain America and… Jane Austen? That’s right, you heard me. Jane Austen. Marvel Comics has come out with Marvel ... Read More about Things I Love – Marvel Classics