The benefit and the drawback of not having a lot of family around on Christmas is it’s quiet. On the one hand, it’s kinda nice to sit back and relax, not having to get out of comfy sweats or get into the car and deal with holiday travelers late for...
Christmas, 1956 was the year I saw Santa Claus. In our living room! We were living on 19th Avenue in San Francisco – Mike, Judy, and me. Mom was pregnant with Arlene and Eileen. Phoebe wasn’t yet a twinkle in Pop’s eye. Mike and I s...
‘Tis the season to eat pumpkin – and while pumpkin pie is one of my most favorite desser...
Christmas Morning, 2017. It’s reasonably quiet around here. Nonna’s TV is blaring away &...
One of my Christmas Traditions every year is to read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I love th...
It’s a really quiet Christmas Day around here. Almost too quiet. Both of us are used to loud, ...
The Feast of the Seven Fish… Christmas Eve was once a day of abstinence in the Catholic Churc...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Diabetic Coma… That means it’s the Annua...
Since we went for Thanksgiving this year, we had to cook a turkey on Friday because… well̷...
I can’t believe I bought Cool Whip! I don’t think I ever have. I’m not even...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! That, of course, means even more time in the ol&...
Growing up in a large family had its advantages around the holidays. We never did things small. We ...
[audio: https://tjrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/05-Harrigan.mp3|autostart=yes] Ah… t...
This northern boy just made his first red-eye gravy. And it came out pretty darn good, if I ...
