Sometimes life should be easy.
When unknown critters are wreaking havoc on all things edible in my potager I do what any practical person would do….
Go shopping.
In my case it was to buy some good pesto.
And some good, fresh pasta.
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There was a time in the not-too-distant past when I bought cook books whenever we traveled.
Wait….
I still do that.
Except now I do it surreptitiously as someone, who shall remain nameless, thinks that I have more than enough cook books already.
When we … Continue reading.....
When we lived in Minnesota I made pasta almost every weekend in the winter.
I had an extruder for the round and tubular shapes, and used my trusty Pasta Queen for the flat shapes.
I worked 70 – 80 hours a week but I had … Continue reading.....
I don’t have anything in my vegetable garden yet.
Actually, I haven’t even thought about it yet. I need warm sunshine to put me in the mood.
We’ve had cold wind and rain.
Still – I have started to crave spring foods.
I saw the … Continue reading.....
I like putting spinach with ground beef – burgers, meat loaf and, now, meatballs.
It only takes an extra minute or two and I don’t have to bother with another vegetable.
Plus I can justify eating more meatballs and that’s always a good thing.
About … Continue reading.....
Growing up Catholic we had a lot of Tuna Casseroles on Friday nights.
It was a great relief to all of us when the Powers That Be ditched the ‘no meat on Friday’ rule.
My mother’s Tuna Casserole was a conundrum for me: I loved … Continue reading.....
We had pasta last weekend.
We love pasta but we don’t have it often. When we do we like to make it worthwhile.
This is….
Again, one of our old favorites that I haven’t made in years. It was as good as we remembered.
The … Continue reading.....
I love pasta.
Mon mari likes pasta…. But it’s a challenge for him to gauge the insulin right. After many, many attempts at figuring out why sometimes his blood sugar goes very high and other times low, we’ve just accepted the mystery and limit the … Continue reading.....
