Just in time for Memorial Day…and summer! I’m not a fan of mayonnaise, Miracle Whip, salad dressing, or whatever else they may try to title that white creamy stuff that makes me cringe just writing about it. I’ve tried. Really…
To All the Women of Influence
You need to know this: I have no children in my home. My husband and his late wife had one daughter, and she was a married adult with children of her own when Joe and I married forty-four months ago.…
It’s Time to Fortify the Filter
In the final pages of Petals of Wisdom from Grandma, Lorraine Strohbehn (my mom) shares a chapter titled “The Death of a Dream.” She notes that when tragedy strikes, a major change often occurs within family units. For example, if…
Please DON’T “Come on Over” for Breakfast/Brunch Casserole
Our recipes generally begin with the words: “Come on Over.” Not this week! (Thank you, Covid-19 pandemic!) But this is the perfect recipe to share during this time when most, if not all, of your family is home. In fact,…
The One Word We Should Overuse Right Now
In the movie The Princess Diaries, the character Mia Thermopolis (played by Anne Hathaway), after previously refusing her rightful role as the future queen of the country, tells the citizens that she will indeed accept the position. Though only a…