Everyone is on edge here. There have been hundreds of seismic events in the past four days. Having graduated from a college in southern California, I am not fearful of most earthquakes. The ’94 Northridge quake woke me from a sound sleep, with bookshelves, lamps, and other items crashing down all around me. I seriously […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Stuffed Oreos
Before I moved to Nicaragua, I shared my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. Up until a few months ago, that was my go-to cookie. I could pretty much make it in my sleep, and had fine-tuned my process so I could make six dozen of those treats in under an hour (well, that was back […]
How to Cut a Watermelon Like a Local
I don’t know how I survived decades without knowing how to efficiently cut a watermelon! I made fruit salads at a bed-and-breakfast four mornings a week for an entire summer and cutting the watermelon was always one of the longest parts of that task. Why did I have to move to Central America and learn […]
Blog Move
In February of 2014, I switched from writing on my personal site to this blog. Throughout the first part of 2014, I am moving much of my content over to this blog. But in the meantime, you may find some of the categories to be a bit lacking. Thank you for your patience! Use the […]