Fandango’s Provocative Question #171 In a nice break from all the recent bad news, today question is about (are you ready?) ice cream. It’s summertime, after all. What could be more “on point” than summer’s favorite treat? What is your favorite… Read More ›
Food
FEEDING THE FAMILY AIN’T EASY
It’s not that I mind the cooking, though on days like today when I find myself spending almost an entire day in the kitchen, I begin to wonder about my role in this world. But really, that’s not the problem…. Read More ›
A WORLD SHARE WITH CRUSTS
SHARE YOUR WORLD 6-7-2022 Last night I got more than 600 scam and spams in which were mixed more than a dozen real comments from real people who aren’t spammers or scammers. That means I had to actually scroll through that… Read More ›
APPLIANCES DIDN’T LAST LONGER IN THE OLD DAYS
Our toasted has died on one side. The other side still works, but obviously we need a new toaster. I have bought a lot of toasters through the years. I have bought expensive one, cheapies, and many in the middle…. Read More ›
FRITTATA!
AN ELEGANT, HEALTHFUL MEAL YOU CAN EVEN EAT EVEN ON A DIET! My son Owen, whose birthday it is today, is on the Weight Watcher’s diet. He has lost 16-pounds. He is sticking to that diet. Really. Sticking. To that… Read More ›
THE TEXAS CHILI COOK-OFF
This is an old joke that never got old. The first time I saw it was in the early 1990s. My boss sent it to everyone in the office — followed by the sound of people choking with laughter. He… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD AS MARCH ENDS
SHARE YOUR WORLD 3-29-2022 It’s the end of March and in theory, it’s spring. Pity no one mentioned it to our weather. We’re having another below freezing night, so everyone’s flowering trees will be dying before morning. That’s the way it… Read More ›
QUOTES AND PHOTOS IN LIVING BLACK & WHITE
CBWC: Photos and Quotes The other day, we had a conversation in this house about pepper. And sneezing. It never bothered me when I was a kid, but these days, it makes me SNEEZE. And sneeze and then, sneeze some more.
WHEN DIVERSITY CAME HOME TO ROOST
I needed a rerun on those popovers. I hadn’t defrosted anything, so I figured omelets for dinner with a side of home fries and popovers. For reasons no one knows, brown eggs cost more here than white eggs. People seem… Read More ›
SIGNS OF OLDEN TIMES
A Photo a Week Challenge: Signs Miss Mendon was resurrected from an original Worcester Dining Car and turned into a diner just down the road from us. Nathan’s Hot Dogs in Coney Island is the original Nathan’s and the hot dogs… Read More ›
NOT A GREAT NUTRITION DAY
This is the kind of day you don’t want to report to your doctor or nutritionist. I made popovers and I ate two — which precluded dinner which was one of my favorites — corned beef. And just when I… Read More ›
CHEESECAKE WITH A BIG PURPLE HEART
Some years back, we gave up buying standard birthday cakes. We bought them, everyone had a little piece and in the end, we threw away the rest of the cake because it just wasn’t good enough to make the effort… Read More ›