Perfect Mashed Potatoes?

Before Thanksgiving I found myself interestedly reading about how to make the PERFECT mashed potatoes. (See this youtube tutorial on the subject, if you’re interested,) I watched a video on Facebook, read a top ten list, and even listened to a radio broadcast once. (My husband has his truck’s radio dial on AM talk.) Finally

The Chocolate Cake

They had a silent auction at the church to raise money for missions. Little Girl (age 8) saw a chocolate cake that she wanted me to bid on.  I went over there and saw someone had already bid $10. Before I could do anything, a friend bid $20. I hesitated, not wanting to outbid someone

Fish for Dinner

Last night I made some salmon for my husband. (Because we live in Alaska now and must eat salmon. It’s the law or something.) Anyways I cooked the fish in the oven and then some fried rice on the stove to go with it. But my husband was late getting home from work and I needed

Daylight Savings Time: MAKE IT STOP!!

I hate Daylight Savings Time. I really do. It’s especially annoying to me now, because I recently spent six years on an island where we didn’t use DST. That’s right. Hawaii doesn’t observe Daylight Savings Time. (Just ONE of the reasons it’s called paradise there.) Yeah. We LEFT THE CLOCKS ALONE ALL YEAR. What a

This was supposed to inspire me. It didn’t.