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Triple Chocolate Pavlova with Strawberries

Have you tried Pavlova? It looks difficult, but it's really very easy to make. This Pavlova is a beautiful confection of chocolate, soft marshmallow center, whipped cream, fresh strawberries, drizzled chocolate, and chocolate curls. Heavenly.   It's fairly inexpensive to make even thought it looks expensive. It's a wonderful surprise … [Read more...]

Mother’s Day Brunch Recipes and Wisdom from My Mom

So Easy, So Pretty Most Mom's enjoy being taken out to dinner, but bringing them something you took the time to make for them has extra meaning. Click on these links for some of my favorite Mom's Day ideas. Any of these Beautiful Strawberry Treats for Mom say I love you and don't cost much. As I've said before, strawberries and Mother's … [Read more...]

Cleaning Out Mom’s House

Old Photo AlbumsApril 12, 2013In case you noticed there haven't been many new posts this week, it's because I've been busy clearing out my mother's house. She's in a nursing home, but will soon go to assisted living. It's been an experience.So many conflicting emotions appear when clearing out a house of over 50 years' worth of stuff. While you … [Read more...]

Awesome Puffy Oven Pancake with Fresh Fruit

What is the easiest, cheapest, most impressive brunch dish ever?  And delicious? Gorgeous Oven Pancake! It's a kind of a cross between a crepe and a pancake, but much easier to make than either. It has been a standby of cooks in various countries, called various names like Pannekaken, Dutch Baby, or even Hootenanny Pancake. We first … [Read more...]

Why Do We Have Mother’s Day?

If there's one thing everybody has, it's a mother.  While you might resent the greeting card companies and the flower businesses for putting pressure on you, there is something universal about loving your mother.  Even the most hardened criminal loves his mother.  After all, there is no insult so powerful as one that insults his mother.Mom's are … [Read more...]

Make Some Mother’s Day Treats; It’s the Strawberries!

Is it just chance that Mother's Day comes in strawberry season?  I think not.   No matter which of these recipes you try, it will impress.  And be delicious!   (PS, Mother's Day is this Sunday!) Some of these yummies you can even make at almost the last minute! Decadent Chocolate Dipped Strawberries Why buy these when you can make them at a … [Read more...]

Happy Mother’s Day! My Tribute to My Mom

Happy Mother's Day to everyone who is a mother or has taken to mothering others. The hardest job in the world is indeed the most important.A couple months ago I wrote the linked post about my parents' approach to life. They were part of "The Greatest Generation" that had weathered the Great Depression and World War II. I think they typified the … [Read more...]

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