Homemade Lemon Cake

In the course of a week I read two memoirs by two celebrated authors about the experience they had with suddenly losing a beloved spouse. ...

This was the firt of many temples we visited in Tamil Nadu, and the detail of the sculpture is spectacular--both breath taking and overwhe...

I would have pegged this as a YA Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, but instead it is a straight ahead adult pick. I stand by my assessment...

I listened to a very impactful talk by Patty Murphy on zero waste quilting, and how she started down the path of using every bit of fabric ...

This is a 2023 pick by Reese Witherspoon, whose monthly book choices reflect books that are written by women about women, and this certainl...

Way back in December we spent 2 weeks in southern India, and managed to have biryani once--we did, however, visit a spice plantation in the...

A reviewer called this the love child of Jonathan Franzen and Anne Tyler and if you are a fan of those two and were to read this as well, I...

Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu state, located on the Coromandel Coast of the beautiful Bay of Bengal, is known as the “Gateway to Sou...

This is the tale of the author's self described obsessive attempts (and failures) to hike on foot in the Grand Canyon. He is seeking m...

For the Toasted Peanuts 375 grams (3 cups) skin-on Spanish peanuts 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil (or other neutral-flavored oil, such as saf...