I am pleased to announce that I was invited to be a Guest Blogger by Susan, of The Well-Seasoned Cook to help celebrate My Legume Love Affair – Kicking Off Year 4.
You’ll find the recipe for this yummy salad, and the rest of … Continue reading.....
Ratatouille: a cooked melange of summer vegetables that originated in Nice and is popular, in various versions, throughout the Mediterranean countries.
As with most country classics, there are as many recipes as there are cooks.
Everyone seems to agree on most of the ingredients:
There’s nothing like two people talking about the same thing, differently; one in a foreign language, the other with a foreign accent; to really cock-up the simplest request.
There is a phone next to the bed mon mari is currently lounging in.… Continue reading.....
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Minnesota in winter!
Now I remember why we moved.
Right now it's 0F (-18C) with -15F (-25C) windchill. Tomorrow it's supposed to be cold. (-15F temp. -30F windchill)
I have scraped ice off of my car windows.
I have brushed snow … Continue reading.....
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I may have mentioned that, while my mother was a good cook, she was not the least bit creative or adventurous.
For Sunday Dinner we either had chicken or beef roast, with the occasional pork roast thrown in, just to be … Continue reading.....
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When I was growing up we always strung popcorn for the Christmas tree. It was a family tradition from my mother's childhood.
My father would pop a huge tub (as in laundry tub) of plain popcorn; my mother would distribute needles … Continue reading.....
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The theme of this month's Heart of the Matter, hosted by Michelle of The Accidental Scientist, is Holiday Foods. How appropriate! 
And how challenging!
By definition holiday foods seem to be all of the things NOT involved in a healthy … Continue reading.....
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I have a book called "How To Repair Food" It's a well-written little book full of mostly useful and often humorous kitchen tips.
Useful: to revitalize stale bread: plunge an entire loaf (or rolls) into cold water for just … Continue reading.....
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One of the guys I played golf with in Andorra was Spanish. Yeah, I played with the guys. What can I say, I've always been one of the guys. I'm just not a girlie-girl, although I can tie a scarf with … Continue reading.....
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Living in other countries has taught me that, while there in an underlying humanism that binds us all together, it's the little things that can be so befuddling, particularly to the novice traveler!
Something as simple as daily habits can leave … Continue reading.....
