Today is October 1st and to welcome the start of the holiday season, I thought I’d create a creepy photo. It’s…
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Fireside Chat
Visiting my family in New York last month, many evenings we weren’t home until late. Sometimes really late. For example,…
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Aunt Barbara’s Celebration Cheese Potatoes
Aunt Barbara’s Cheese Potatoes…doesn’t the title tell you everything? It tells you that the recipe was handed down from someone…
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Canalside: the Renaissance of Buffalo’s Historic Waterfront
Last month, I flew from California to Western New York to visit my brother and his amazing family. We crammed…
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Hotter-Than-Hot Buffalo Chicken Wings Dip
Are you a fan of classic, spicy, red-hot Buffalo Chicken Wings? Then you’ll love Missy’s Buffalo Chicken Wings Dip! It…
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Missy’s Garden Fresh Spinach and Tortellini Salad
Okay. I admit it. The above photo certainly doesn’t look like it could possibly be Missy’s Fresh Spinach and Tortellini…
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Genesee Country Village: Where the Past Comes Alive
Our great country has so many hidden “jewels” and Genesee Country Village is one of them. Officially named Genesee…
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Bizzy’s Mini Chocolate Cupcakes with Erin’s Mocha Toffee Frosting
As you can see by the title of this recipe, Bizzy’s Mini Chocolate Cupcakes with Erin’s Coffee Mocha Frosting is…
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The Virtuoso
The Virtuoso in the photo above is an enigma. Multi-talented and multi-faceted, she’s a star soccer player at her high school….
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Erin’s Iced Sugar Cookie Cutouts
Something happened in New York while I was living my life in California. My New York nieces and nephews grew…
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Chautauqua Institution: Embracing Heritage, Culture and History
In yesterday’s post, Missy’s Two Tomato Pasta Salad, I told you about Wegmans – the Disneyland superstore of grocery stores…
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Missy’s Family Favorite Two-Tomato Pasta Salad
There is this wonderful chain of grocery store’s on the East Coast called Wegmans. There is nothing like Wegmans in…
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