If you’re ever sensing a gap between people, that means a story needs to be told. It brings the information to life and makes the message matter. Humans are more themselves when we are telling our stories. Change the energy in the room by telling stories. Example: Tell me about perse...
Fresh chilies, green onion and cilantro (coriander leaf) lift this up and out of the dessert category. I like to serve it toasted with ripe avocado or with lots of butter. Chili cornbread also makes a wonderful accompaniment to this very easychicken tortilla souprecipe – in fact I’ll rep...
I have come to the place where I am frightened. I am frightened of what is, what has been, and what is to come. Let me begin by saying that I have been a child begging for candy or toys or ice cream. I have been a teenager begging for extended curfews and gas money and the n...
On his website Grazioli – an ice cream genius – lays out his passion and theory: “I am committed to changing the way people experience, see, feel and eat ice cream. My approach comes down to transforming the most popular dessert in the world into something fashionable and artistic by ...
Historians and PNWesterners will be able to tell me whether this is because the US has been onto craft beer longer, but wandering the booze aisles of Walmart and Costco was (generally) way more rewarding than in most UK supermarkets. I have but one gripe: America, why are your bottles ...
I wish that I had been able to record the phone interview. To this day, it makes me think I should have gone into sales. I was offered the job as the Photography Instructor/Counselor. They would secure the necessary papers that would allow me to work in Canada and would pay me in Ca...
For her actual birthday, we had my dad and brother, and Mike’s cousin Maggie and her boyfriend, over for dinner (and more presents and cake). Michaela’s menu choice? Rotisserie chicken and Caesar salad from Costco. Gotta love a no-cook menu!
I always use an ice cream scoop to fill the tins. Sprinkle the tops of the muffins with brown sugar before baking. The brown sugar mixture crystallizes on top of the muffin and makes a nice crunchy topping. Sure you could have a streusel topping but this simple version is all the soft ...
Salted caramel makes everything better. Add some coarse salt to your caramel and stir it in. As you see my caramel was starting to get thick because I was distracted by one of my 5 kids. No worries. Just heat it again to a workable consistency. ...