In high school I took just one year of a foreign language. I chose French because like so many I loved the idea of going to Paris someday. I admired the pictures of the Eiffel Tower and the old Churches and beautiful bridges along the Seine. Over two decades later I was able to go… Read More Paris in 3 Days – Travel Tips
Well, it has been a year. On May 24, 2017 I had a total thyroidectomy after finding out that I had papillary thyroid cancer. I am very happy to say that I have been one year cancer free now. My follow up blood tests and ultrasound do not show anything suggesting a recurrence. Before the… Read More I Miss My Thyroid
Alright, you’ll probably start to notice that a lot of recipes I like and keep baking have cinnamon in them. Cinnamon is a big flavor hit in my house. My husband likes vanilla, I love dark chocolate and my kids like anything sweet. However, all of us love cinnamon! I really don’t think I liked… Read More Cinnamon Chip Cookies You’ll Love
I thought with Mother’s Day coming up it might be fun to make a colorful flower cake. While I love chocolate and think chocolate roses are pretty, I decided on vanilla for this one so I could use different colors. I made several pink roses and then mostly drop flowers to decorate the cake. I… Read More Colorful Drop Flower Cake – With Roses
My first experience making any type of yeast bread at home was with a bread machine. Once I had been doing that for awhile I started only kneading dough in the bread machine and then baking the bread in loaf pans in the oven after the knead cycle was complete. I did this for a… Read More Julia Child – White Sandwich Bread (with a twist of cinnamon)