My brother's longtime friend passed away early this morning. He had lung cancer. When my brother told me that his friend was in hospi...

In Asir, Saudi Arabia there are women who paint the majlis (the parlor of a Saudi home, the room where the guests are taken) with beautif...

    This crumpet\muffin\popover like breakfast bread is wonderful.  I like English muffins very much, which aren't really English at...

The past met up with me this week.  His history has not been good.  For as long as I  have known this person there has been an absence o...

While driving home from work this afternoon something caught my eye. What was rather a dull looking floral shop became a work of art.  I qui...

Now tell me, who doesn't love cream puffs?  Those decadent little puffs filled with cream or custard with lots of powdered sugar on t...

  This is the time of year for salad and anything cool.  I found a wonderful coleslaw recipe on P. Allen Smith's website that I ju...

The realness of life can drag one's spirit down and trust me, mine has been dragging. We can get into a rut and spin our wheels tryin...

As an American, when I think of scones I think of what we call biscuits. Fortunately, I have an English neighbor.  My first offering to her ...

Have you ever watched an Italian cooking show and all of the ingredients were thrown together in one pan and it ended up looking so delic...