1. Go to a stranger’s house.2. Seat the child in a chair next to you and seat the strangers around you.3. Turn off the lights and turn on a movie with the same rating as the one you’re planning to…
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
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,…