I bought two pounds of frozen shrimp for last night’s dinner. It was supposed to be cleaned and deveined, ready to defrost and cook. About half the time, I actually get properly cleaned and deveined shrimp. The other half, the… Read More ›
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THE BEST EVER FRESH TURKEY
Owen’s friend went out today and found a fresh turkey on sale at Stop & Shop. It was reduced from $24 to (are you ready?) 39 cents/pound. We got a 12-lb. turkey for $4.50 cents, give or take a few… Read More ›
FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD
My son loves his boss and it appears to be mutual. So our Thanksgiving gift from him was a huge, fresh bone-in roast lamb, all set to go. Lemon, garlic, and I think cumin as well as some onions. It… Read More ›
QUICK RECIPES BECAUSE TOMORROW IS THANKSGIVING
Since tomorrow is a foodie day, I thought I’d pass along three recipes I use every year. Cranberry Sauce – Cooked 1 12-oz bag of raw cranberries1/2 cup sugar1/4 cup brown sugar1/2 cup orange juice Put it all in a… Read More ›
THE ETHNIC NECESSITY
What else could I do? I’ve been sick and miserable and while the antibiotics have helped enough to actually get me out of bed, a full cure was impossible without my own home-made chicken soup. It’s my version of Jewish… Read More ›
HOME-STYLE JAPANESE FOOD
I did it again. Well, really, I didn’t have much choice. I had already opened the fish and used half the vegetables. They wouldn’t keep. I needed use the rest before it went bad. I think this will always be… Read More ›
HOME-STYLE MAKI ROLLS
I don’t want to sound like I’m bragging, but I did it again tonight. Well, really, I didn’t have much choice. I had opened the fish and the vegetables and they wouldn’t keep, so I needed use the rest of… Read More ›
SUSHI AND ME
When we went out to eat I came home full of sushi 🍥 I decided there was no reason I couldn’t learn to do it. Basically, if you can roll a joint — even a not very good joint —… 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 ›
PERFECT POPOVERS
The world is in shambles and the planet is falling apart. Russia is going to “get” the Ukraine and they don’t care how many people they slaughter in the process. Yellow Jackets are trying to nest in our bird feeders,… Read More ›
THE FREE REFRIGERATOR
As soon as we knew Owen had confirmed the movers, We had to empty out the old refrigerator and I was thinking “Great. It’s winter so we can put most of the refrigerated food out on the deck. Glad we… Read More ›
SAUCE BOLOGNESE – EASY DOES IT
The first time I made this sauce, I followed the directions rigidly. I’ve been making pasta sauce as long as I could stand at a stove, so that would be give or take, about 60 years. The sauces were always… Read More ›
LAST ON THE CARD – FEBRUARY 2022
Last on the Card for February 2022 I didn’t take a lot of pictures last month and many of them were pictures of my own drawings. But I have a few from yesterday — art and cookery! Last night, the last… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 