In 1976 our little JC Penney Store in Bremerton, WA was visited by a celebrity. His name was Jim Zorn, and he was the quarterb...

I just returned from spending a few days in the Pacific Northwest, one of my favorite places in the world. Bremerton was my childhood ho...

For as long as I can remember, I've loved shrimp cocktail, deep fried shrimp, shrimp in dips, even shrimp sandwiches. Maybe it ha...

If you want to splurge on Mom for Mother's Day, try this salad from Ina Garten, aka the Barefoot Contessa.  Ina says it's im...

Did you think I had fallen off the face of the earth? I'm still here. Just returned from a vaca with Grant. Celebrating our 30 ...

To celebrate Cinco De Mayo and Stephen's 15 month mark on his mission (read about it here) , I made these simple and absolu...

For some unknown reason, I feel the need to have an orzo salad with our Easter meal. Why orzo? Why at Easter?  We don't really need...

Alaska. Never been there. Grant is always trying to talk me into going on a cruise to Alaska. Isn't that a cold place? We live in ...

We all know one. A Sara. A person who is talented, creative, artistic, beautiful, ALWAYS makes you feel special, can make something-out of ...

Yummy fresh Citrus Salmon That's our little Mary Mac in front! Mary Mac showed up at Central Kitsap High School our sophomore year. ...

My dear friend Diane made these scrumptious (don't you love that word) appetizers for our Recipe Club group last year at our holiday din...

Several years ago, Grant and I were driving around town, looking for something to eat. That's when we found Lone Star Taqueria ...

Last week, I was able to travel to Okinawa, Japan to visit family. I met my mom and we had a great time experiencing Japanese/Okinawan cultu...