Gratitude challenge – cloudy days

Sometimes cloudy days negatively impact my mood. As Karen Carpenter beautifully sang ‘Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.’ Which means it is time to find a way to be grateful for the clouds. Here goes! Clouds cool off the temperature dramatically, which is MUCH appreciated in the hot summer time. Clouds produce wonderfully …

Bread Pudding

I love bread pudding. It is a simple dessert but it makes me super happy. I first discovered it in New Orleans and have been noshing on it ever since. Recently, my sister brought over some lemon blueberry swirl bread when I was feeling miserable from some nutty European super germ. It was tasty…but I …

Strawberry Mango Sorbet

On Saturday my sister hosted a family dinner. I volunteered to bring dessert and suggested Bread Pudding (because I had some stale bread and because I adore bread pudding). While enthusiastic for that, she reminded me that one of our cousins is diabetic. Not a problem. I did some googling and stumbled on a ‘Nice …