How Corny is This?

  Happy National Candy Corn Day! Lots of people hate Candy Corn. Lots of people love it. How do I know? Because nine billion candy-corn KERNELS, or thirty-five million pounds, are produced every year! Somebody is loving that velvety smooth texture, the...

The Silence of the Trees

Sometime in autumn… I’m outside for reasons other than enjoying nature, my mind dripping with copious thoughts of numerous and diverse things, hurrying along, when suddenly, IT surrounds me like a cloak. You might say . . . IT arrests me. I stop. Look around. Listen....

Not Your Mama’s Meatloaf

We’ve been making this meatloaf with slight variations in my family for as long as I can remember. When people say they hate meatloaf, I’m astounded. This meatloaf is delicious enough to serve to your snootiest company!  1-1/2 to 2 lbs. hamburger or a combination of...

HEROES: Buck Brannaman, the REAL Horse Whisperer

Who is Buck Brannaman? Buck Brannaman is a horse trainer, author and star of the widely acclaimed Buck – an eighty-eight minute documentary. For more than thirty years, Brannaman has taught that riding a horse is “like dancing—a combination of wooing, leading and...

Two-Crust Blackberry Cobbler (Crowd Size)

  This is the cobbler your family and guests will remember and ask for time and again! Blackberry Filling:  10-12 cups blackberries (3 quarts)    3 cups sugar  1 tsp. cinnamon  2 tsp. vanilla  1-cup flour, or use instant tapioca as a thickener. Mix together and let...