During a visit to Montreal, we had a big get-together with a group of Quebec friends. Our get-togethers were usually a big potluck. A me...
November 12, 2024
We Have a Lost Mommie! - Or - Teach Your Children Well
Up, out and away: Life, Travel and Adventure
November 12, 2024
Have you ever been at the park or in a store with your toddler, and then all of a sudden the little tyke vanished into thin air? Sure it h...
October 05, 2024
Happy Husband Chicken (aka Chicken in Calvados Cream Sauce)
Up, out and away: Life, Travel and Adventure
October 05, 2024
Isn’t it funny, how you may have certain go-to recipes that you prepare over and over again? Following them gives the home cook a certain m...
What a “Croque”! (Croque Monsieur, that is)
Up, out and away: Life, Travel and Adventure
October 05, 2024
FlashBack After only having had 2 months of English in school back in Germany before arriving in the US, I quickly had to learn English to ...
July 04, 2024
Caesar’s Salad
Up, out and away: Life, Travel and Adventure
July 04, 2024
It is the 100 year anniversary of the Caesars Salad. Say, do you like Caesar's salad? I was introduced to this delightful salad while ...
June 03, 2024
Salade Niçoise - the Perfect Summer Meal
Up, out and away: Life, Travel and Adventure
June 03, 2024
Nice (it is pronounced: niece, as in "my niece and nephew"; and it rhymes with "Peace") , in the South of France on the...
December 27, 2021
Clement Clarke Moore was an American author who wrote the Christmas poem titled "A Visit from St. Nicholas" in the 1820s. Nowaday...