You can’t change the direction of the wind but, you can adjust your sails to reach your destination – Jimmy Dean. The concept of seizing the day, making the most out of every possible moment can sometimes feel like a tall order. I had once believed that people are hard-wired in different ways and some are actually incapable of looking at life through the glass-half-full lens. This doesn’t mean that they’re miserable people, it simply means that they approach situations differently and are more prone to be affected by the gamut of … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2011
Camp Memories from Generation to Generation
July 18, 2011 By 8 Comments
There's a summer place Where it may rain or storm Yet I'm safe and warm For within that summer place Your arms reach out to me And my heart is free from all care For it knows There are no gloomy skies When seen through the eyes Of those who are blessed with love (Theme from "Summer Place" - Mom's favorite camp song) This past weekend was very emotional. I traveled with my family to Maine for my daughter’s camp visiting day. Maine has always held a very special place in my heart. From a waify 6-year old old to a sassy … [Read more...]
FRIDAY-FOOD-FRENZY- Chicken Out
July 15, 2011 By 2 Comments
For this week's Friday-Food-Frenzy, we're all about chicken. My mother's Chicken with Mango Chutney was her most celebrated chicken salad dish served on numerous occasions and featured in the Cooking Club Cookbook. However, as I weave my way through her myriad recipes, I'm learning she often had many different versions of a dish. With a quick substitution, Judy's Chicken Salad with Mango Chutney becomes Judy's Chicken Curry Salad. Take away the curry and add some mayonnaise and some grapes and voila, Judy's Traditional Chicken Salad. … [Read more...]
Working from Scratch: Lessons for Cooking and Life
July 13, 2011 By 2 Comments
"Friendship isn't a big thing. It's a million little things" - Unknown As I'm stumbling through Mom's recipes and consequently the kitchen, the grocery aisles, the farmer's markets, I'm slowly learning to appreciate the hidden benefits of cooking meals from scratch. For years, okay, for my entire adult life up until this past year, I took way too much comfort in preparing meals from mixes or nifty little packages where the food items are dumped inside and supposedly accounted for on the outside label. There is some logic here. It's much … [Read more...]
