As far as spices go my favorite is garlic closely followed by onion. I rarely cook without both and it’s funny because my late Father in law swore off garlic for 83 years whilst applauding me for my dishes and their secret ingredients. As I have been generously sprinkling in those it appears that...
Living the Sweet Life : A “Change” in You? Here’s what to do! January 2016
If you know a woman or are one then when I say the word menopause several things should come to mind. Night sweats, hot flashes..mood swings, insomnia. Like the veritable “Lions and Tigers and Bears..OH MY!” this time of life is indeed a special one. I have written more than once about the subject...
Living the Sweet Life: Enjoy Your Moments! December 2015
A few months ago Brian and I found ourselves in Mexico for our 25th anniversary vacation. Most of what we do on vaca is purposeful nothingness which leads to a spontaneous burst of amazing insights and creativity…we are artist’s after all. I am always kinda shocked actually at how much gets done while doing...
Award winning Columnist and Photographer | Alisa Murray’s Living The Sweet Life Celebrating a Very Happy 10th Birthday! November 2015
Ten years ago Micheal Fredrickson called me after I wrote about creating artistic spaces for children for one of his other publications and stated very matter of factly “ Alisa, you are a writer!” I laughed at him and said “well…I graduated with honors from University of Houston!” He then asked me if I...
Alisa Murray’s Living the Sweet Life featuring Russo’s Italian Coal Fired Kitchen January 2016
It is always nice to find a spot that almost every time you walk through the door you run into a friend. Russo’s Italian Grill is such a place as there have been many a Sunday after church or a weekday afternoon that I drop in and not only always find something perfectly prepared...