Of all the wonderful foods in the lunch buffet at the Asian supermarket, there is still one thing missing in the opinion of mon mari: Chinese Barbecued Chicken Wings.
It was our anniversary last week.
I bought him a big box of chicken wings.
I was very politely asked if I would be willing to post a recipe and blurb promoting a weekly recipe newsletter….
Yes, it is a bit of a conflict since I have a site, Thyme for Cooking, that does weekly menu plans…
But I … Continue reading.....
I mentioned yesterday that I've been receiving offers of guest posts.
My policy is simple: if they're well-written and have content that would be of interest I accept. I'm all for people earning money on the web (I assume these writers are not doing this … Continue reading.....
My garden is confused.
We had cool, very dry weather all through June and the first part of July.
We had cool, very wet weather for two weeks followed by hot, very wet weather.
My garden went from barely growing to jungle in the last … Continue reading.....
Ever jump out of bed, salivating with the thought of hot sticky, barbecued ribs for lunch, get to the kitchen, start whipping up the sauce….
And discover that first you have to go out to the barn and butcher the pig?
That’s how my day … Continue reading.....
A long time ago, in a place far, far away, I was married for a very short time.
My first inkling that the union was doomed was when we had a fight about me putting rice in the meatballs (known as Porcupine Balls – very … Continue reading.....
When we lived in Andorra, one of our favorite day trips was to La Bisbal d’Empordà on the Costa Brava, Spain, to buy pottery.
When we lived in the US we went to Tubac, AZ (once) to buy pottery.
We love pottery.
What I love … Continue reading.....
In honor of Canada Day today and Independence Day on Monday I'm re-posting my absolutley favorite, picnic-perfect, hands-down best ever pasta salad.
Long, long ago in a place far, far away I made a pasta salad for our family reunion.
This was an annual event … Continue reading.....
Who doesn't like whipped cream?
Or potatoes?
As it turns out, two members of our extended family don't.
There's also one that doesn't like truffles (the fungi, not the chocolate), one that can't abide rutabagas and one that thinks life can go on quite nicely … Continue reading.....
I love words.
I love the way one can string them together to reflect thoughts, conjure images and tell stories.
If you love words, or even remotely enjoy them, please read "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" by Muriel Barbery.
I have not given my imagination … Continue reading.....
