Kobako, Wikimedia Commons If you have leftover ham to deal with, try making some ham and cheese calzones. A lot of folks make a tradition...

The Lenten season, also known as Lent, begins the day after Mardi Gras, on Ash Wednesday. This year Ash Wednesday was on February 22, but...

First published in The Madera Tribune, on Saturday March 3, 2013. I know spring is here because the cat is starting to shed, and I am...

Vancouver Bites! Wikimedia Commons If you are serving ham for Easter dinner, macaroni and cheese is a great side dish. My family likes to...

Most of us are familiar with a number of warnings that may or may not make sense to us. I am talking about something we know as...

Missvain, Wikimedia Commons Sit down to a hearty meal of a smothered beef burrito. The day before writing this, I had lunch at a tiny...

During the past few weeks of rainy, windy, and chilly weather, a few memories came to my mind about things my family did when I was...

Brian Boucheron, Wikimedia Commons Feeling cold and hungry? Warm your tummy with a pot of hearty stew. The mountain areas, and some of...