Tonight I made the Prune Cake from Pioneer Woman’s site. Except I didn’t have any allspice and I didn’t have any buttermilk. So I guess it wasn’t really exactly her cake – but close.
I substituted regular milk for the buttermilk in the cake …

Yay for the First Veggie Garden. (You know … First Lady, First Family, First Dog, First Garden? Ok, yeah, it’s lame. Sorry. I couldn’t resist.)

I really like that the Obamas are running with the idea of a White House veggie garden. …

I love Penzey’s Spices.  They have such an amazing variety of spices and their prices are so good that I can afford to reorder everything I keep on hand about once every 6 months or so.  That means I always have fresh spices available.

My last …

In honor of my inner Irish (and yes, I am 1/2 Irish), I made shepherd’s pie for dinner tonight. Next time I’ll photograph the whole process. This time you just get the finished item. But let me say it was absolutely delicious …

Years ago I worked in an office in downtown Portland, OR.  Across the street from our office was a deli that made to-die-for Hungarian Mushroom Soup.  On particularly cold, rainy winter days one of us from the 4th floor would run across the street and …