It’s getting to the point when we can almost start thinking about being able to plan a few small gatherings of friends. Not yet, but soon. For me, whether it’s travel or dinner parties, the planning is half the fun. If it’s travel I may start packing, in my head, a year in advance, deciding what will work and what needs to be added. I’ll work out itineraries and then … Continue reading →
St. Patrick’s Day and the Babes are honoring the (almost) holiday with a bit of green. Allow me to honor the occasion with my favorite Irish toast…. We lived in Ireland for our 1st year on this side of the pond. May those who love us, love us.And those who don’t love usMay God turn their hearts.And if he can’t turn their heartsMay he turn their anklesSo we may know … Continue reading →
There was a discussion recently, on Facebook, as to the comparative popularity of gas vs. electric vs. induction cook tops. When we bought this house it didn’t have a kitchen. Really – no kitchen. There was a small sink in what I now use as a pantry, a big fireplace with hooks in it, and an old wood-burning cook-stove that was on its side just off the bank where I … Continue reading →
I grew up with Tuna Hot Dish, as it was called in the Midwest. It was made the usual way, with Cream of Mushroom Soup. It rarely had the customary topping of crushed potato chips (crisps to the Brits) and it was always made with Creamettes Elbow Macaroni. That isn’t this dish. This was actually inspired by my Turkey Tetrazzini which, apparently, was inspired by Chicken Tetrazzini. I say that … Continue reading →
Thai inspired Pork Chops with Cabbage done in the slow cooker is a lazy cooks stir-fry. I love the flavors and I love dumping it all in the slow cooker and ignoring it for hours. Plus I had peanut butter left from the Christmas baking. Our house, or rather, someone who shall remain nameless, tends to have tastes that go in streaks. I’ll buy 1 or 2 jars of peanut … Continue reading →
Someone gave me a pumpkin. I must digress a moment….. Apparently it would be more trendy for me to say: Someone gifted me with a pumpkin. Why do people persist in turning nouns into verbs when perfectly good verbs already exist? Back to the pumpkin…. I haven’t butchered it yet as I am not totally certain it is a pumpkin. Cucurbits do not ‘breed true’. If you plant a melon … Continue reading →
This was another learning experience with my Instant Pot. I was skeptical of leaving skin on the chicken. We both love crispy chicken skin and both hate limp chicken skin. I always skin the thighs when I cook them in the slow cooker but never when they are done in the oven or on the barbecue. My concern about the Instant Pot was that the steam built up during the … Continue reading →
