My family had many food traditions that I treasure, but sometimes I also like to shake things up a little and veer off the regular menu. Other than poultry, mashed white potatoes, and whipped sweet potatoes, my Thanksgiving menu varies a little every year. I'll make two or [...]
Whether you use the backyard patio or deck furniture, or go boating, or take one last dip in the pool, Labor Day is typically regarded as "the last weekend of summer" (even though summer isn't officially over until September 22 this year). Labor Day was first celebrated in [...]
When I was a kid, my father and grandfather grew a huge vegetable garden. Between the two of them we had a variety of tomatoes, peas, string beans, greens, squash, broccoli, corn, onions, potatoes, carrots, and beets. There's a picture in my parent's family album of me holding [...]