Food Adventures of a Comfort Cook
January 22, 2023 to February 9, 2024 is the calendar year of the rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac.
The rabbit is the fourth in the twelve-year cycle of animals that appears in the Chinese zodiac, and is an earth symbol.
In the origin story of the zodiac, Rabbit was proud and arrogant about...
For New Year’s, most of San Juan County was hit by snow storms, dumping much-needed moisture in the mountains, and in and around the towns. This is definitely a blessing!
However, it did make travel difficult, so the truckers delivering goods for the stores and packages from Amazon weren’t thinking...
With 2022 in the rearview mirror, we have arrived at a beginning. Each new year we make resolutions, promises to ourselves that we will be someone better.
I, of course, do not make such resolutions. Oh no, I maintain that I will continue to be the same witty, sarcastic, and snarky woman you have...
“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.
Jack Frost nipping at your nose.
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir.
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.”
– The Christmas Song by Mel Torme / Robert Wells
Once again, I am referring to Good Housekeeping’s list of December days of celebration, and have chosen...
December 21 is a busy day for celebrating.
First off, it is the Winter Solstice, the beginning of the end, so to speak. Earth’s axis tilts away from the sun in the Northern Hemisphere and the sun reaches its greatest distance from the equatorial plane. This is the shortest day of light, and the...
According to an article in Good Housekeeping magazine, there are 142 reasons for celebration in the month of December.
Instead of only the big three, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, we have Boxing Day on December 26 (my birthday as well), New Year’s Eve on December 31, Yule/Winter Solstice on...
December 18 is Bake Cookies Day, according to Good Housekeeping magazine.
On May 2, 1885 Clark W. Bryan, of Holyoke, MA, founded Good Housekeeping as a bi-weekly magazine. It became a monthly publication in 1891.
Good Housekeeping is the go-to magazine for American women, providing information on...
In October, Roy and I celebrated 19 years of togetherness, and that anniversary day began in an interesting way. In desperation, a coworker had texted him about not understanding some duties of the third shift.
After coming home, from helping his coworker, the dogs had to make the huge...
Halloween has come and gone, and the dentists’ offices are making appointments by the boatload. All those sugary treats definitely played tricks on the teeth of many.
The next autumn holiday – sorry, we’re still technically in the fall season – is Thanksgiving. Typically, we will begin seeing...
Bacon – whether it’s flavored with maple or honey, seasoned with hickory or applewood – is yummy goodness and ups the ante on taste for anything it’s included in, even dessert.
That’s right, I said bacon for dessert. Even I had my doubts about trying out dessert recipes with bacon in them, but had...
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