We bought another freezer. We now have 2 upright freezers. They’re on the small side, even by European standards. Our new one is the same size as the old one. They are each about 5 ft high and 2 feet wide. We could put half of a cow in our freezer in the U.S. I’ve never seen one that big here. One of these is now fairly full with the … Continue reading →
Finally. It’s warm enough, and not raining. Mon mari is willing to do his bit and take over summer cooking. That means that he’s now doing the mundane, every day cooking on the gas grill rather than the weekend cooking on charcoal. Obviously, it’s also time to make some Barbecue Sauce. This sauce has a bit of ginger which we like. It makes about 1 1/2 cups and we’ll be … Continue reading →
In anticipation of our new deck surrounding our new swimming pool, I planted some big pots of greenery. Progress on the pool is almost non-existent, due to almost constant rain and the deck can’t be started until the pool is done.. But the pots of greenery are doing well. Naturally, I planted herbs, rather than flowers. I have lemon balm, Greek oregano, pot marjoram, lemon thyme and mint. Most of … Continue reading →
Way back in the beginning of time boneless chicken breasts were considered something of a gourmet specialty. One could not just buy them in a package at the supermarket. At least, I couldn’t…. They were likely available in the bigger cities, maybe on either coast, but where we lived in Minnesota if I wanted a ‘boneless chicken breast’ I bought skin on, bone-in chicken breasts, got out my sharp boning … Continue reading →
