I’m in charge of dessert for Thanksgiving this year–Yancey’s mom is planning the rest, and we’ll cook it together.  We’re not making our usual trek to see my cousins, aunts and uncles in Yakima because of Yancey’s work schedule.  I’ll miss them, but this seems like a good year to stick closer to home.  In [...]

We’re getting ready for Halloween around here.  We don’t go ape about it.  I’m sure the kids wish I did, but it’s just so much WORK.  I figure if we keep the expectations low, everyone’s happier.  We carve two pumpkins and go trick-or-treating in Columbia City.  We trick-or-treat in the daylight, which I find much [...]

One thing I like about blogging is it makes me more aware of the seasons.  Maybe it’s part of just being more observant in general, but it’s a good development, I think.  The leaves in the last week have been poetry-inducing. I haven’t written any poetry, of course, but maybe I can credit them for [...]

I have been waiting so long to make these muffins.  For the last 3 years, while Yancey’s been trying to become a firefighter, our conversations would go something like this:
Me: If you get in, I can’t wait to bake treats.  What should I make your first day?
Yancey: I don’t know, Sarah.  It’s a long time [...]

6 or 8 weeks ago, I bought a bag of Granny Smith apples at MacPhersons because I’d been thinking about this cake.  They’ve been clinking around in my fridge ever since, taking up too much room and generally driving me nuts.  Too bruised and soft to eat out of hand, there’s nothing to do with [...]