Today we had sunshine, rain, sleet, hail and high winds…. all repeated several times. I know spring is coming. The calendar assures me it will be here soon. And I found snow peas. Stir Fried Chicken with Mushrooms and Snow Peas Total time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into bite-size pieces 1 onion, sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 rib celery, sliced 4oz (120gr) … Continue reading →
I started going through my blog posts, getting my thoughts organized for my book. (Ok, for years readers have told me I should write a book, so I am. Hope those same readers buy it) Anyway, one of the things that quickly became obvious is the poor quality of some of the early photos. (Ok, I know that almost every blogger of more than 5 years has the same … Continue reading →
One problem those of us with a potager have is an abundance of vegetables. The other problem is that everyone else has the same abundance. So…. When one has guests for lunch it's only logical to offer freshly picked produce from the potager. But, some how, some way, one has to come up with something a little different to do with it. One can only try. This was the zucchini … Continue reading →
My books are unpacked!!!!! It was exciting… It also took forever. Not the unpacking, so much as the organizing. I had to track down all the odds and ends of books that had been dug out of various boxes or added to the library over the last 4 years. Then I had to rearrange all of the other shelves where those books were – tucked above the cook books, stuffed … Continue reading →
I love a party. I love pasta. So when I heard from Ruth that Presto Pasta Nights was turning 5 (5!!!) I had to join the fun. I've hosted this event a few times in the last 5 years but have been sadly remiss in participating lately. We don't eat as much pasta any more. I still love it…. But mon mari is a T1 diabetic, and the carbs in … Continue reading →
We've (I'm allowed to help, briefly, when absolutely necessary) been hanging wall paper. I was forced to allowed to pick it out a few weeks ago. Now comes the moment of truth – do we like it…. We do. We did one wall in white. Eventually it will be covered in bookcases and I will be able to (finally) unpack all of my books. We did the long wall in … Continue reading →
Rumor has it that there’s a Big Game this weekend. To be honest, I had to Google ‘Super Bowl’ to be sure. It doesn’t have much of a following here. It is broadcast here, live on some channels, but it starts after midnight, on a Sunday night. You can see why parties aren’t really big. We don’t watch it. We used to, but when one is not in the environment … Continue reading →
