May-Day… SOS

May-Day… SOS

“Houston – we have a problem” “Its the end of the world as I know it (and I [don’t] feel fine)” … Just a few of the phases that went through my head Thursday night when after about 20 minutes of making cookies and preheating 

Cooking to Cope

Cooking to Cope

I’m sorry for the lack of posts this past week-ish, but this has been last priority! About 2 weeks ago my grandmother (on my mom’s side) told me that my grandfather had pneumonia and the doctors wanted to send him to the hospital, but his 

One Can at a Time

One Can at a Time

Kids are AMAZING! Our staff (at DeFranco Elementary – Bangor Area School District) organized a canned food drive (“Pack the Pantry”) to help those in our community. We have an organization (Slater Family Network) that helps families in community with all sorts of things ranging 

World of Opera – meet Adrian Rosas!

World of Opera – meet Adrian Rosas!

Disclaimer: this is not a blog post about food! My dear friend Adrian Rosas has an amazing voice, started his career in college as a Jazz singer & then turned to Opera when people encouraged him to pursue that avenue. When Adrian first went into