Some years Thanksgiving seems to float in, stays for a vague day of pointless overeating, and then slips away into dim memories. This year I feel genuinely thankful for so many things. I am profoundly thankful for: the health of my children their hard work this year in school the 4 yo progressing so very...

Jeeeeeepers I have been having problems with my commenting system. I would get your lovely comments and entries into the various giveaways I had going but I could not get the system to accept them. I have upgraded my blogging software, further hardened my security and gone through and accepted all qualifying comments and now...

I thought I was blocked before, the hacking didn't help matters. I strongly urge you all to backup your databases and all blog related files. You wordpress people, you need to upgrade and not...

The only words that I can use right now to explain the past day and the utter disregard for me and my family by those who hacked this blog are so completely unfit for any sort of broadcast that I have little to say on how I feel. One can only assume that the hackers...

Hold on to them britches, we are going to experience a paradigm shift here as a new theme is being installed. Please take a moment to leave me a comment telling me what you think. Keep in mind, things MIGHT be a bit glitchy at the beginning, be...

What you see above is the new look for my food photography portfolio site at Nika Boyce Studios. Go check it out, cruise it’s isles, test it’s buttons, kick it’s tires. Please tell me what you...

I was invited by the lovely Kathy over at StartCooking.com to attend a sneak preview showing of the Warner Brothers movie “No Reservations” last night in Boston. As you may or may not know, Catherine Zeta-Jones is the lead with Aaron Eckhart as her sous chef, literally. Let me just say right off, I could...

Yummmm, you know you love grilling, especially when certain vegetables like asparagus are so fresh. Its also nice to stand outside and cook instead of at the same old stove. Fresh air, fresh food, the quiet of the backyard, cant get better than that. What CAN get better is my technique and grilling know-how. This...

I just wanted to thank Ilva at Lucullian delights for tagging me as a recipient of the Thinking Blogger Award! You are such a sweetie Ilva *hugs*. This award started back on the 11th of February 2007 by Ilker Yoldas on The Thinking Blog. His is not a food blog but obviously this has spread...

Hmmmm, chocolate. It’s likely something we all take for granted. You might think that the definition of chocolate is an inherent thing and you might think that when you go to the store and when you buy something that is called chocolate that it would, indeed, BE chocolate. For the most part, that is what...