Grandma Al’s Chocolate Cake

I have no idea where my Grandmother, Alberta, found this chocolate cake recipe, but it makes the moistest, lightest, chocolaty-est chocolate cake I have ever had the good fortune of eating.  From personal experience I have found that most chocolate cakes have a tendency to turn out dense and dry.  I have never had those…

Jewelry Board

A simple and highly utilitarian craft project I came up with some time ago that serves the dual function of storing jewelry and decorating the walls. Materials: Canvas Acrylic Paint Paint Brush enough Lace to stretch over your canvas Staple Gun small, screw in, wall hooks Instructions: Paint the canvas with the acrylic paint.  I…

A. L. Graham’s

A salted butterscotch oatmeal cookie that I created for a dear friend’s bridal shower. Into its creation went a splash of bourbon and a sprinkle of pecans to harken back to Ashley’s southern roots, oatmeal since medical school has injected (pun intended) Ashley with the importance of good nutrition, and plenty of sugar and butter…

Potato Salad with Pickled Red Onions

It is the time of year when BBQ prevails, and most meals revolve around whatever meat gets thrown on the grill and a selection of the expected cold sides.  While I do like a mayonnaise based potato salad, by the time July comes around I have usually had my fill.  There is also something about…