Man, 2020 has been quite a year so far, and we're not even halfway through it yet. Has the whole world gone nuts? Apparently, ev...

I'm not sure how or when it came up, but I just recently realized that Brits pronounce "scones" like "skonz." We ...

One of these years, when the state of the world, the status of the ol' bank account, and the mindset of my family all magically coinci...

Whenever I hear the word "enchanted," no, I don't think of the 2007 Disney musical starring Amy Adams—I think of The Ench...

Let's see here... Arugula? Check. Shaved carrot chips? Alright. Crushed almonds? Ok. Shredded Parmesan cheese? Yup. What do ...

Probably like most of you, I've spent a lot more time with my kids the past two months or so. And like most anything, it's somewhat...

Nothing says summer—or at least warmer weather—like watermelon: the fruit, the flavor, the culture. It brings to mind memories of more ca...

"How about that sour cream spread?" I suggested, fishing for other blog post ideas from my better half. " Sour  cream?...

Remember Karen, one of our favorite Trader Joe's employee at our family's usual McCandless Crossing location located just a touch ...

I used to get on really big cereal kicks where I'd eat the stuff every morning for breakfast. I mean, sometimes for years on end, I wa...

Sonia and I have been working remotely since before our full-time travel days, and long before the covid-19 craziness. In fact, we've...

"Let's see...something Eastery. Something...Good Friday-ish...? What do people eat on Easter? Rabbit. Oh, no wait. Ham. But we do...

Well, working from home has been an adventure thus far. For about the past week, I've been set up on a card table in the basement. I...

Cashews have never been cheap. I grew up in a home full of nuts. And I mean that as a double entendre. All three of us in the home  were  ...

Any other year, right around now, the most happenin' spots in Western PA on a Friday night are at the local Catholic church, school, o...

Lots of things seem backwards and out of order these days. You don't need me telling you that. But man...if I can't even make se...

I've said before I'm an eater, not a foodie. This means I'm not necessarily all that well educated in different food terms. Lo...

While Sonia and I were on the road, traveling almost every day sometimes for weeks on end, we'd often take advantage of Walmart parki...