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Outrageous Tomato Pie Having grown up in Southern California, my family grew tomatoes year around. It wasn’t uncommon to have tomatoes still ripening on our backyard vines at Christmas time. Now that we live in the South where tomato pie is a staple during the summer,...

Bread. The food of life. I’ve been baking bread for my family for about 25 years. Every Christmas season I bake bread for my neighbors and friends as a way to thank them for enriching my life. This year I wanted to extend the good will I feel during the holidays to...

Cooking Pizza is Another Word for Love Friday night is date night for my husband and me. Date night doesn't mean you necessarily go out, only that you circle your activities--whatever they may be--together with your partner. While our children were still at home we...

Tucson is a bad-ass town. There. I said it. From the early days farming the desert along the Santa Cruz River, to later years fighting off Apache raiders, to recent years battling drought, the people of Tucson have had to face up and knuckle down. The bring-it-on...