"Make your own trail mix! Peanuts, pistachios, goldfish, pretzels. Cranberries, peanut butter chips and m&m's oh my!" Emily's gang! August 31, 2011: Trail Mix-Eat Outside Day Food of the Day: One-Year Goal Day #56 The Trail Mix Story: My great aunt Mimi lived in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and while she lived a long way from her … Continue reading The Trail Mix Story: My Mother’s Gotcha

August 28, 2011: Cherry Turn Over Day Food of the Day for a One-Year Goal Day #53 Emily cannot tell a lie — she bought her Cherry Turnovers at Caputo’s Chicagoland grocery store and declared them “tasty, tasty.” I can lie but have opted for honesty like Emily, and my foremothers (not to be confused … Continue reading Musing: Cherry Turn-overs & The Napkin Trick