More pink is popping up -- this time on the shelves of Yankee Candle stores where pretty pink candles are displayed with labels of pretty pink breast cancer ribbons. Yankee Candle is proud to support the fight against breast cancer and is featuring the scent Fresh Cut Roses in 14.5 oz. jars for this special cause. A portion of all proceeds will be donated for breast cancer research and awareness. This candle -- a special and limited edition -- costs $19.99 and can be purchased in retail stores or on-line. Yankee Candle has always been active in charitable endeavors and seeks to make a strong, positive impact on the communities in which they do business. They support the United Way and the American Heart Association -- and now they support breast cancer initiatives too.
I'm not much of a cook -- I don't like to cook, I don't cook well, and I am never really enticed to spend any amount of time in the kitchen preparing food. So my husband picks up my slack much of the time. Tonight he made turkey meatballs with rice and green peppers -- and some other veggie side dishes too -- and he cooks pasta and grills chicken and can successfully feed our family of four without hesitation or frustration. For me, cooking, hesitation, and frustration all roll into one. And that's why I avoid anything of the culinary persuasion and thank my lucky stars for a husband who doesn't mind cooking endeavors. But sometimes, I am forced to enter the kitchen -- I have two growing boys who need to eat, after all, and I am the one mostly at home catering to their every need. So I do okay -- I try to maintain a healthily family menu and I can handle the basics and no one is really complaining so I guess I'm holding my own. But I'd like to find more pleasure in cooking -- and more variety and more creativity too. Perhaps free weekly recipes sent to my e-mail inbox would be a push in the right direction. 
