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 ›
Recipes
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 