

Easter is on its way
Vancouver Bites! Wikimedia Commons If you are serving ham for Easter dinner, macaroni and cheese is a great side dish. My family likes to...
Cathie Campbell
Superstitions and the superstitious
Most of us are familiar with a number of warnings that may or may not make sense to us. I am talking about something we know as...
Nancy Simpson


Cooking with flour tortillas
Missvain, Wikimedia Commons Sit down to a hearty meal of a smothered beef burrito. The day before writing this, I had lunch at a tiny...
Cathie Campbell
More memories from the corners of my mind
During the past few weeks of rainy, windy, and chilly weather, a few memories came to my mind about things my family did when I was...
Nancy Simpson


Stews to warm you up
Brian Boucheron, Wikimedia Commons Feeling cold and hungry? Warm your tummy with a pot of hearty stew. The mountain areas, and some of...
Cathie Campbell
Family and community
There are different kinds of families. As defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word “family” has many meanings. Look it up....
Nancy Simpson


Roll out the crepes
Benoit Prieur, Wikimedia Commons Garnish apple crepes with whipped cream (or ice cream), slivered almonds and caramel sauce for a real...
Cathie Campbell
Anxiety, depression, and love
Our world has changed so much in the past decade. Many of us consider some of the changes to be negative, and that concerns us a great...
Nancy Simpson