Natural Wonders in Utah

Sunday we paused on our journey east to spend some time at the Arches National Park. While in the area we also drove up to the Canyon Lands National Park and visited the … Read more

Wild, Wild West

After starting with a relatively serene view of Yosemite’s Half Dome, our journey through the desert revealed some elements of the untamed west. In eastern Nevada we drove past many “dust devils”, and … Read more

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients 2 1/2 C flour 1/2 tsp Baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 Lb butter (2 sticks), salted 1 C firmly packed dark brown sugar 1 C granulated sugar … Read more

Images from Tahoe

I’ve put together a select sampling of the photos I took when we were up at Tahoe recently. Here’s a teaser; the rest of the images are over at RiverSide-Cafe.com. The featured image … Read more

Tahoe Getaway

We took off a couple of days last week and spent a few days up at Lake Tahoe. The weather was great, with warm temps and great visibility. Spent some time geocaching, driving … Read more

Chocolate Crackle Cookies

From Gastronome, a cool foodies web site, (self described as the gossip of a gaggle of gourmands), comes an excellent recipe for chocolate cookies (the dough is chilling as I write): Chocolate Crackle … Read more