Halloween is almost upon us at last, and the weekend beforehand is one Halloween celebration after another in our household. Trick-or-treating at local businesses in town? Check. Trunk-or-treat sponsored by another town’s park district? Check. Party with all your friends and all your kids’ friends, in family costumes with alcoholic beverages being served? Check mate. …
Over the past two years, I’ve lost almost 50 pounds. I’ve dropped 4 dress sizes. And while I now don’t cringe at every photo I see of myself, there is one hang-up I just can’t seem to get past. My uneven, why-won’t-they-just-get-thinner legs. Yes, my left leg is visually larger than my right leg. It’s …
Put the “BOO!” in boozy Halloween party fun when you bring the most spooktacular contribution with these creepy eyeball Jell-O shots. Not only are they flavored with your favorite flavored vodka…but they glow subtly under a black light! (That’s the quinine in the tonic water, in case you were curious.) If glowing eyeballs aren’t your …
Fall ushers in the season of casseroles: Comfort food baked in an oven to warm your body and feed your soul. I was lucky enough to be on the receiving end of my neighbor’s bountiful backyard garden: heirloom tomatoes, mini bell peppers, zucchinis galore. What to do with all these bright, beautiful harvest vegetables? Stuffed …
