We’ve been having summer in bits for the last few weeks. Beautiful sunny mornings followed by cold rainy afternoons followed by warm evenings. Or the opposite. But the grills (all 4 of them) are out and begging to be used. Mon mari is determined…. Although sometimes he ends up cooking inside the barn because the weather turns nasty. Still, it is almost full summer and we are thinking positive, so … Continue reading →
I may have said in the past that I would never eat out of a mason jar. Jars are for canning (bottling for the Brits). I did a lot of canning when I lived in the US and I had a lot of mason jars. I never ate out of one. However….. Opinions change. I have, in the past, used a lot of plastic: plastic bags, plastic storage containers, plastic … Continue reading →
This is a post that, while it doesn’t really pertain to us, might be useful to the rest of the world. I know (I assume I know) from watching TV that a lot of the world regularly orders food from restaurants,,,, aka: takeout. Typically, it’s a situation comedy of some sort where one person asks the other what they would like for dinner, then pulls out a folder of restaurant … Continue reading →
An Australian friend of mine once told me about a wonderful machine that cooked and pureed and baked and did just about everything one could want and did it all by itself. She also told me that it was outrageously expensive so I promptly forgot what it was called. But the idea stayed with me….. At least the part about making soup did. I make a lot of soup. The … Continue reading →
I get, on average, 3 requests to do a guest post every day. Typically, they start out by telling me how much they love this blog and then ask to promote an on-line gambling site. For the record, I am not opposed to gambling. I’ve played more than a few hands of blackjack in Las Vegas myself. I am, however, opposed to online gambling. But, regardless of my personal opinion, … Continue reading →
Why, you might wonder, is there a post on this blog referencing gluten free anything? Anyone who reads this knows I’m not a fan of fad / popular diets. We eat with the seasons…. everything fresh, as local as possible and nothing processed. I’m careful in the kitchen, exercising portion control before I cook so I don’t have to think about it when the food is ready to eat. I … Continue reading →
I have been exercising for most of my adult life. That includes hours at the gym, biking and walking in all weather, mountain walks in all weather, as well as just general hard labor in the summer. I’ve never given electrolytes a thought. When we were doing mountain walks in Andorra our Fearless Leader used to eat ‘salt sandwiches’ for breakfast on hot days. He said it was so that … Continue reading →
