In case you haven’t already purchased your copy of “Christmas in the Country”, a Gooseberry Patch cookbook released this week, I’ll let you in on a little secret. There is a recipe in it submitted by yours truly. The infamous Chocolate Chess Pie, a family favorite.

The kids and I spent the last few days with my dad, anna, and the girls. We had a great time. We took the kids to the park, played with bubbles, traveled to Frankenmuth (Bavarian town), and went to Zia Lisa’s Fourth of July cookout. Frankenmuth has the largest Christmas store (Bronner’s) anywhere……..5 1/2 football [...]