How careful are you in the kitchen?
I like to think I am but sometimes I find myself doing stupid stuff…. Like pounding the cleaver through a butternut squash with my hand without checking that I have the sharp side down.
Or deciding that a pan is cool enough to grab with my bare hands and I find out, halfway … Continue reading.....
I have been one of the lucky ones for most of my life. I very rarely have trouble sleeping.
I actually started smoking when I was in college as a way to stay awake in class. That was, obviously, when one could still smoke indoors.
I have learned that my sleep patterns are probably not normal. I don’t think I … Continue reading.....
I have a confession to make: I have never had a Starbucks coffee.
I have never been in an American coffee shop and, if I were to go into one, I would have no idea what to order.
In my defense, every cafe, restaurant, truck stop, gas station and any other place that sells coffee on this side of the … Continue reading.....
We all know I love my slow cookers. I’ve even tried my hand at barbecued chicken in one. It was a nice treat to have in the middle of winter. I haven’t experimented a lot with barbecue recipes, mainly because, other than chicken, we don’t eat a lot of what would be traditional barbecue meats – like ribs and pulled … Continue reading.....
Apparently we humans are not getting enough sleep.
I’m getting a lot of requests to do posts on getting adequate sleep (most of which I turn down – this is not a sleep blog) and I am seeing a lot of articles coming across my Facebook feed or in my inbox on the importance of sleep.
I think we all … Continue reading.....
I grew up in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin people drink beer. Or, at least, that’s what I was always told.
My parents had a tradition. On Sunday mornings we went to church. When we came home my mother started preparing Sunday dinner, normally the biggest and best meal of the week. Often there were aunts and uncles and cousins joining us.
Dinner … Continue reading.....
Both of my freezers are full to bursting.
My stand-alone freezer is full of all the produce from my potager this summer.
The freezer that is half of my fridge is full to bursting with the lamb that we got before we left on our trip.
A leg (hind quarter) and / or a shoulder (front quarter) take up a … Continue reading.....
I used to love watching Alton Brown’s ‘Good Eats’ when I happened to be in the U.S. It was sometimes corny, usually fun and almost always educational.
One thing I learned, which I have tried on occasion, is slow roasting….. really slow. One sets the oven temperature to the temperature you want the finished food to be, and then ignore … Continue reading.....
