A Baker’s Dilemma

I want to make a tall, snow-white coconut cake, with a light, fluffy frosting that’s covered in big, fat coconut flakes. I saw it on the cover of Family Circle, and it looked irresistible. I also want to bake a…

Chicken Pot Pie the New-fashioned Way

When four of us were all living in the same house, I made chicken pot pie from scratch. Everything about it was homemade, including the gravy and the pie crust. The only thing that would’ve been more authentic would be…

Dollar theaters: Mecca for old folks

I’ve been pestering my husband to take me to Secretariat. Since it’s gone from the major theaters, I had little hope of seeing it on the big screen. Then I saw an ad for a second-run theater here in the…

Coach’s Oats No-bake Cookies

This isn’t a cooking blog. Really, it’s not. I just seem to keep cooking things and baking things that beg to be blogged. Hence a post about a no-bake cookie using Coach’s Oats. Never heard of Coach’s? Me neither, till…

Coconut Overload

This isn’t a cooking blog, which you already know if you’ve read a few of my posts. I don’t fancy myself much of a cook, although I love to bake. Occasionally I’ll make something fun that I feel like sharing,…