There may be readers who doubt that I can do a recipe with only two ingredients. They would be wrong. Pommes Anna is a classic French dish that has only two ingredients: Potatoes, Butter. It is truly wondrous what the French can do with only two ingredients. The Pommes Anna are turned out of the baking dish, so try to choose a round dish. If it has a rounded bottom, … Continue reading →
The Holidays are almost upon. Old cooks, new cooks, experienced cooks and wannabe cooks are dusting off the turkey roasters and fish poachers for the ‘big event.’ I remember those days well – back when we would be entertaining large groups of family, friends, co-workers and business associates…. Back when we had a finished house…. I would start planning in early November, sitting in front of the fireplace, stacks of … Continue reading →
Since our Sedi, the little German Shepherd, had her stroke last month her hearing is, shall we say, not what it should be. There are advantages. She no longer scrambles for cover when I use the microwave. Or the oven. Or the printer. Or anything else that makes a noise. She can’t hear the thunder if there’s a storm, so she no longer tries to climb into bed with us. … Continue reading →
Go directly to recipe I just spent the entire day tweaking the fonts, lines and paragraphs on my website (not my blog). Then I looked at all my work in three browsers and five different monitor sizes, many times, before I was satisfied that it was working properly. Why am I telling you this incredibly boring minutia? Because, though I'll freely admit that I tend to obsess over details and … Continue reading →
