Count Your Blessings

Autumn is such a special time, set apart from all other seasons. It gives the inviting feeling of coming home, welcoming friends and gathering family together around a delicious, hearty meal.  November is one of my favorite months of Autumn. Here in California the weather finally takes a dip in temperature and the colors ofContinue reading “Count Your Blessings”

Grandma Smith’s Turkey Gravy with Roux

I am thouroughly convinced that there are not enough words in the English language to describe the tremendous inward and outward beauty of my grandma, Dorothy Marie Smith.  I was incredibly blessed to have a close relationship with her all throughout my childhood and up until my adult years when she went home to beContinue reading “Grandma Smith’s Turkey Gravy with Roux”