Grandma’s Zucchini Bread-part 2

Disclaimer: My Aunt messaged me that this is not my Grandma’s, it actually came from an in-law of my Aunt’s but since I remember it as my Grandma’s that’s what I am calling it. 😊 Last night I went over the recipe again, which I have shared below and right off the top I could […]

Grandma’s Zucchini Bread-part 1

When I was younger, I spent a lot of time with my Grandparents. My Grandma Shead was a good cook, good at basic meals that were hearty and she made do with what she had, including leftovers. What she was great at though was baking. She made the best sour-cream sugar cookies that to this […]

What you miss and what you don’t…

There are always things from my past that I miss, the flip side of the coin is the things I don’t miss. Things I miss: I miss my grandparents…I miss waking up in the morning and being surrounded by complete unconditional love. I miss the big family gatherings I took for granted as a kid. […]

Thoughts for a quiet Sunday

As a little girl there was no one more important to me than my grandparents. I loved them both so much. I spent a lot of time with them especially after my little brother was diagnosed with cancer and then after my parents got divorced my brother and I spent time not only during the […]

Simple things

At times I think some of the best things in my life are the simple and easy things. At other times I feel jealous of what someone else has or what car they drive. I’ve been trying to be appreciative of the simple things in my life lately. Things like the fact that I live […]

Music in the Kitchen

When I was in Culinary school there was no music in our classroom kitchens. Then when I went to my first job at a large resort on the Oregon Coast I worked in a bunch of different departments and the only one that played music was when I was in the bake shop. I’m […]