The End of an Era

Wednesday morning we all woke to the news that Senator Edward M. Kennedy had passed away during the night ending his 15 month battle with brain cancer. The last of the Kennedy brothers to die --the onlt one to die of natural causes--Sen. Kennedy served in the United States Senate for 47 years. He authored or co-authored several thousand pieces of legislation--over 300 of which became law. He was a flawed man--as we all are--yet as a public figure from a prominent family his flaws were widely broadcast. Who among us could bear such scrutiny? He did withstand the glare of the spotlight and despite of it was able to profoundly change the lives of millions of Americans through his tireless work in the Senate. Civil rights, health care, education, labor, his professional life was devoted to serving as a voice and champion to the working man. We've lost a giant of a man. He leaves a void that won't soon, if ever, be filled.

"The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."

Feeling the Urge

I saw the newly released movie "Julie and Julia" tonight and left the theatre with the strong urge to cook something. I have a new appreciation both Julia Child and the art of cooking French cuisine. It is late and I need sleep so I will be back tomorrow to add more. Until then bon appetit!

It is now Thursday and I am finally getting back to finish this entry from Thursday. (Don't laugh, you know how easily distracted I am.)

The urge to cook something was still strong Wednesday so I put together an AMAZING casserole using a Southern Living recipe sent to me by my dear friend Marc. Sure, it is quite far from the high-end French cuisine Ms. Julia is known for, but this was the perfect recipe for me. OMG! the flavors were fabulous. If you want to want to give it a try look for the Bean and Cornbread Casserole in the July 2009 issue of Southern Living. When the recipe is posted on the magazine website I'll come back and give you the link.

I'm A Skyper!

I know, I know...you are thinking that I am a bit late jumping on the Skype bandwagon. Better late than never, right? I was on the phone with Marc and Billy tonight--somehow Skype came up in conversation so we decided to hang up the phones then see if we could figure out how to Skype instead. It was so easy. The download and install only took minutes. Before we knew it we were looking at each other while we chatted over the 2,000 miles that are between us. I'll be Skyping again soon. When you are on your computer be prepared, I might just Skype you too.