SHARE YOUR WORLD 1-11-2022 I’ve been trying to get enough time to start the course in drawing for which I signed up. It seems by the time I get through feeding birds, doing whatever I need to do for dinner —… Read More ›
Food
GINGERBREAD ON BOXING DAY
This holiday season, I have yet to eat anything except ONE cannoli. It was the simplest (and best) cannoli — just the cheese without decorations and not dipped in chocolate. Even the apple pie seemed too sweet. To be fair, it… Read More ›
THE HOUSE OF BREAD – RICH PASCHALL
Unique stops in Alsace, by Rich Paschall On my past trips to Alsace, a region in northeast France, we have always found time to visit some of the interesting buildings and unique attractions the area has to offer. The most… Read More ›
CHRISTMAS EVE
Photographs: Kaitlin Kraus Amazing to not be taking the pictures, but Kaitlin is probably already better than I am. To be fair, she started young because I gave her a pretty good camera when she was 10 and her pictures… Read More ›
A DAY LIKE ANY OTHER
SHARE YOUR WORLD 11-22-2021 It’s a day like any other except for the recall on our car and that Massachusetts is telling everyone they should get a booster — which we already got. So far, we’ve gotten four phone calls (two… Read More ›
FINALLY FRUITCAKE!
Many people loathe fruitcake, but then again most of them have only eaten commercial fruitcake containing overly sweet bright dyed fruit no one would voluntarily eat. Garry loves fruitcake and so do I, but I like it homemade. I’ve made… Read More ›
THE MAKING OF A FRUITCAKE
Many people loathe fruitcake, but then again most of them have only eaten commercial fruitcake containing overly sweet bright dyed fruit no one would voluntarily eat. Garry loves fruitcake and so do I, but I like it homemade. I’ve made… Read More ›
MORE ABOUT SINGAPORE NOODLES
I’ve come a long way in my cooking of Singapore noodles. Changes are in the quantities. Also, I found really clean raw shrimp. It’s just 50 cents more for a pound of them. Not having to clean and devein the… Read More ›
SUPER SIMPLE RAW CRANBERRY- ORANGE RELISH
Thanksgiving is coming up fast. We’re almost there. How did the year disappear so quickly? It’s time to share one of my most popular side dishes. It’s a simple recipe with no cooking at all. It takes less than 10… Read More ›
ONE PAPER PLATE AT A TIME
My son has a friend who’s here most weekends. He’s a smart guy. His head is in the right place. He does very little cooking and uses paper plates. He doesn’t use tons of them — maybe a couple of… Read More ›
A WEEK OF LOSING, A DAY OF FINDING
Last week was a loser in a literal sense. The first thing to mysteriously vanish was the sharpening sheath for my favorite small kitchen blade. Since the knife and the sheath never left the kitchen, it simply had to be… Read More ›
ORDER OF THE DAY: SINGAPORE NOODLES
Today is a cooking day. Usually I complain about cooking. I’ve been cooking daily for close to 60 years. Recently Owen has taken over cooking for a couple of days a week — a huge help. Typically, I make simple… Read More ›
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