So we tried out Capriotti’s in Vegas.  I am a lover of subs so I am always game for a new shop.  I don’t do soggy or small.  Go big or go home, right?!  And just look at us being little piggies, we are taking up the entire bar at the sandwich shop with [...]

It took a village this year to make our tummies happy.  Now that the kids are getting older, they aren’t satisfied teaming up for competitions anymore.  This year we featured a house, a bakery, a chalet, a toy shop, and a gabled house. If I do say so myself, the kids managed to hold their [...]

We got together with Joe and Negin in Arizona for the Thanksgiving holiday.  Clearly, Annie would have been able to hold her own in the days of yore.  Annie’s voracious eating was definitely aided by the delicious stuffing (figs, candied pecans, apricots-what yummy ingredients) and the fabulous turkey!  The kids were kept busy during the [...]

Will and I slipped out for a Halloween double date a few days ago.  The Haunted Hotel ranks #13 for best Haunted Houses in the country.  So naturally, that’s where we headed.  I don’t scare very easily and my “fight or flight” response tends to heavily favor, fight.  Will can testify of that.  Let’s just [...]

I know they’re tacky treats!  It’s taboo to bring them to a party since they lack both gourmet and originality points.  But I like them so I made them anyway.  Sometimes you just have those days where you’ve scheduled 27 hours worth of stuff in a 24 hour day…these treats are good for those kinds [...]