by Karen | Dec 20, 2019 | Blog, Chip, Kids!, Life Lessons, Stories
I love Christmas. We are just five short days away from the most magical day of the year. As the 25th draws near, my melancholy mood increases. Each year I go through this, and each year Chip reminds me to enjoy every single moment of it. I know, I know. I never want...
by Karen | Aug 29, 2019 | All, Appetizers, Blog, Dinner, Dinner Recipes, Food and Cooking
Do these three ingredients, cohabiting on one pizza delight you, or scare you? What have you got to lose? Individually, peaches, pancetta, and pesto are brilliant, but together they sing. I recently posted the recipe for Pesto with a Twist. Use this as a base for your...
by Karen | Jul 27, 2018 | All, Kids!, Stories
I used an app to countdown to Amelia’s birthday this year. In less than 24 hours my daughter will be 21 years old. Truly legal and grown up in the eyes of the laws of the state of New York….but not in mine. She will forever be a kid, toting a binky, hair in...
by Karen | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog, Chip, Kids!, Life Lessons
It is 3,675 miles from my front porch to Hamm, Germany, plus or minus a mile or two, to the exact location where my son Jack is at this very moment. Here is what I received via text this morning: Let me explain: On Christmas night we packed Jack for the trip to visit...
by Karen | Dec 13, 2017 | Being Italian, Blog, Food and Cooking, From the Kitchen, Multi Use Recipes, Wednesday's Recipe for Saturday's Dinner
Limoncello. Sheer perfection when lemon and sugar meet alcohol. I took my first crack at a batch of Limoncello. I initially tasted this lovely liquor when Chip and I were in Italy. Once outside of Pompeii we had fresh limoncello on a hot August afternoon and again...