It’s summer, finally. When I was a kid summer meant going to the beach. I grew up on the Mississipi. The beach we went to was on the river…. a big river with a lot of barge traffic. And a lot of fish and mud clams and all sorts of stuff one doesn’t find in municipal swimming pools. Whenever I remember the beach I think of sunflower seeds. There was, … Continue reading →
Other than nights following an over-indulgence in all things alcoholic (Ah, those days of youthful abandon….) I don’t recall ever sleeping through an entire night without waking up at least once. As I have gotten older (it happens) I wake up more frequently. The first time I wake up I have a big glass of water. Don’t ask why… I’ve been doing it my entire adult life. The other times … Continue reading →
Ramen was not part of my youth. Living in a small town in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the Midwest I didn’t have access to these exotic ‘foreign’ foods. We could get lobster tail at the only café in our small town, but there was no pizza to be had anywhere. Our reliable dorm food when I went off to college was Spaghettio’s. (Do they still exist?) … Continue reading →
When I was a child every kitchen had an electric percolator sitting on the kitchen counter. It was the height of sophistication and modernity. With most of the people in my small hometown still having relatives in Norway or Sweden, coffee drinking was a way of life. The percolator was plugged in most of the day with fresh pots brewed often. I moved away from home and the French press … Continue reading →
My parents drank coffee with their meals. The last thing my mother did, before she sat down at the table, was to pour the coffee. As far as I know my siblings and cousins still do this. It wasn’t until I moved from the small town to the big city that I discovered most people drink coffee after the meal, not with it. Most people that is, except Norwegians. When … Continue reading →
I know a lot of people who eat low carb diets. Some do it as a way of life; others do it when they want to shed some pounds quickly. It seems like bread is usually the first thing to go….. We don’t, in our house, eat specifically low carb. With mon mari being a T1 diabetic we do, however, follow a careful diet. I measure or weigh the carbs … Continue reading →
I love breakfast. I just don’t particularly love it first thing in the morning. I have friends whose partners regularly bring them a cup of hot coffee or tea for them to sip in bed. I’m too impatient. I want to be up and out and see what the day is like. Everyone in my family (that I know of) crawls out of bed, throws on a robe and sits … Continue reading →
