All Four Burners

Healthy cookies. That’s not an oxymoron. Well, these may be as healthy as cookies can get. And they were quite the hit at the office potluck last month.

Did you watch Sesame Street growing up? Although I liked many characters (though NOT Big Bird — he was a big yellow mess) from that show, my favorite was clearly Cookie Monster. He loved cookies; I loved cookies. He was messy; I was messy. He was blue; my favorite color was…red. The color discrepancy notwithstanding, […]

Ahem. I didn’t mean for a full month to pass before I posted my contribution to this month’s Can It Up. Especially since I made the jelly over three weeks ago. I am bewildered that I managed to post every week during our move, but fell down this month. May I blame holiday madness? Matt’s […]

I was strong and did not succumb to the madness of Black Friday. Not even online — though I was sorely tempted. I decided that my holiday gifts this year are going to be all handmade! Given that I preserve so much, about 40% of this big task is complete. Mind you, I have had […]

Happy Turkey Day from sunny California! Though Denver was often sunny too. This year, I am most thankful that we were able to move back early to the Bay Area. And that we are lucky enough to enjoy dinner today with 2 close friends and their son.