Domestic Goddess!!!” Okay, if Katie Brown and Martha Stewart can do it, so can I! Let’s just ignore the fact that I had a meltdown with my sewing machine and am winding a bobbin by HAND! I can fix a hem with staples and burn toast with the best of ‘em. I intend to share practical household tips and recipes that anyone can use and still retain their sanity. Enjoy! Recipe #1 Summer 1999 Well, it’s summertime and soon happy campers will be pitching their tents on (hopefully) dry ground and heating their solar showers in the sun. What is a camping excursion (or any excursion, for that matter) without special snackies?! One of my favorites is S’mores. Now, I have actually met people who never had the pleasure of eating a s’more. How awful! S’mores are just one of the many things that makes life worth living. Basically, a s’more consists of a melted marshmallow and a piece of chocolate sandwiched between two graham crackers. Yum! On your camping trip, try to keep all ingredients in a cool dry place. I once left s’more fixings out by the campfire overnight, and there was a torrential rainstorm. Not good! To make a s’more, get two graham crackers and place them next to each other. Put a piece of chocolate on one. Place your marshmallow on a stick, roasting fork, etc., and roast your marshmallow over the campfire, grill, etc. to your desired doneness. I like to set the marshmallow on fire and blow it out quickly, so it’s partly burnt and very mushy and gooey. (Please proceed with caution, if fire is involved!) When it’s done, (and you have to move fast) proceed to where you have set your graham crackers, put the marshmallow down on the piece with the chocolate on it, place the other graham cracker on top of the marshmallow, press down, and pull out your roasting tool. The hot marshmallow should have melted the chocolate a little bit, making it soft. It’s all ready to eat! Be warned that these are particularly messy, if not fun, to eat! If you are not a camper, you can toast marshmallows in your regular oven (place marshmallows on cookie sheet covered with foil to eliminate messes) or toaster oven (also place foil on oven tray). Set the oven temperature low and keep an eye on the marshmallows - they’ll get toasted quickly! Use a spatula to remove marshmallows from the cookie sheet or tray and place on graham cracker. These are just as good as the ones made outside and a perfect way to make them during the winter months if you’re stuck inside.