Fascinating Turkey We were four old friends sitting together in a restaurant catching up over lunch. Judie enthralled us with exotic tales of her trip to Turkey, which she had always said she’d take some day, and finally did. Joy’s fork paused halfway to her mouth and she pensively said, “Some day. I just read ...
Archives for September 2015
Stirred, Not Shaken
Our charred porch “Fire!” I startled awake from a dead sleep last Sunday afternoon, the word we all dread to hear vibrating through my every molecule. “Fire!” I heard it again, this time recognizing Chuck’s strained voice only a decibel below scream level. Sitting up and staring dumbly at my surroundings, I groggily realized I ...
Stress-Free Cooking
I’m sooo excited to share this first short video introducing stress-free cooking recipes from my Too Blessed to be Stressed Cookbook, releasing online and in bookstores Nov 1. Three additional videos are in production and will be released within the next two months. Rachael Ray I’m not, but I do enjoy creating quicker, easier ways ...
Near Misses
KaBLAM. Whoa. That was close. My nose hairs are standing at attention, my skin is crawling and my teeth are tingling like I just bit into a wad of tin foil. Ever felt like this? Living in the lightning capital of the world (Tampa area), I experience this nasty sensation more often than I’d like. ...