I don’t care for sloppy joes. There. I said it. I grew up hating them because my school cafeteria would put something together that they called sloppy joes but it wasn’t yummy or comforting or anything good. Don’t get me started on the hoagie sandwiches! Needless to say, the school cafeteria had me put sloppy……

I made some chocolate orange cookies recently and the recipe called for candied orange peel. I always enjoy recipes with candied fruit peels so I thought it would be a good idea to get familiar with the process. It’s not hard at all. The most difficult part was cutting the orange peel to a desired……

I grew up in Ventura County. I was born in Inglewood, CA, and my parents bought a house in Oxnard, CA. when I was 3 years old. Prior to that I think we lived in Navy housing on the Navy base as my dad was a Chief in the Navy. Most of the time, my……

When I moved into the bungalow, I bought a large bulletin board at Home Goods. I bought it for it’s size and not the frame. I lived with this bungalow for years and truly disliked the frame but didn’t think of what to do with it until now! I decided to change it in order……

This recipe has been adapted from two recipes from Martha Stewart. I really love her champagne vinaigrette dressing so I used it for this simple salad. (I think you can substitute with any of your favorite vinaigrettes as well.) Chop your asparagus into bite size pieces. Put them in a sauce pan with water covering……