What’s for dinner?

Baking Paska Bread for Easter
What a beautiful, productive, sunny, springy day-before-Easter-Sunday. Beautiful, sunny and springy because the mid-50s warmth was … [Read More]
What’s for dessert?

Chocolate Yogurt Cupcakes
OK, so I probably should have gone grocery shopping instead of baking cupcakes. But, to be fair, I was doing my part to use up old … [Read More]
In the Fresh Domestic Kitchen

Birthday Baseball Cupcakes
General consensus: the cupcakes I made for my CEO's birthday/Indians home opener party came out delicious and adorable. And I didn't even have to slave in the kitchen all night like I feared I would. I started with these Chocolate Chip Cupcakes from Taste of Home, but left out the chocolate chips and replaced the … [Read More]

Chicken Francese
Every time I went to an Italian restaurant with my friend, he'd order chicken francese. So began the search for a recipe that would live up to the standard set by professionals.This was my first attempt, and it was a little bland. I ended up adding a lot of garlic, salt and pepper once it was finished. So it's a work … [Read More]
In the Fresh Domestic Garden

Flower Garden
No words to blog today, just pictures of vividly bright flowers from my garden that say it better in color than I can in … [Read More]

Blue Jays and Spring Flowers After the Rain
Cleveland's latest rain prompted the last reluctant flowers into bloom, opening their blossoms to the drink up the spring showers. … [Read More]
Around Town + Beyond

What to Pack in a Camping Bin
When I decide to go camping, it's usually a spontaneous, last-minute idea. To make it easier to take off on an outdoorsy trek as soon as nature calls - without forgetting any essentials - I keep a big plastic storage container packed with most of my camping supplies ready to grab and go. What to pack in a camping … [Read More...]

I’m Double Down with KFC
Whoever invented the sandwich had it all wrong. The meat should be on the outside, and there should be no bread. The sandwich should just be the KFC Double Down.This is, indeed, the greatest innovation since sliced bread. (Take note, McDonald's, I want to see a sandwich with something delicious between two burgers. … [Read More...]




