February 25, 2011 
Bonnie 
New Year’s with my relatives in Nebraska is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get, but it is always Sweeeeet! One year, a gift from cousin Jinx was waiting for me under the
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Going Bananas for Muffins
While more luxurious showstopping desserts may spring to mind when you think of Wolfgang Puck’s Spago restaurant empire, it’s the simple muffin recipes that keep the Spago Desserts, cookbook on my kitchen shelf. Banana Muffins and Blueberry Muffins are particularly good.
Farm to Table Paradise
The nine-hour plane flight gives just a hint of the remote locale and isolation of the Hawaiian Islands. Before our trip I researched restaurants, farmers markets, farms and dairies on the islands and discovered it is easy to find chefs
A Good Day for Chocolate
Valentine’s Day does seem like such a silly holiday. So commercial. So … pink. But I try to celebrate it for the silliness it is. The only thing I take seriously about it—besides making sure Max has enough cards for
