A Daily Life

So many of our memories revolve around food.  Thanksgiving is coming up, followed by Christmas and the New Year.  Food is an important part of those celebrations.  Just the other day, I wrote about how an ordinary night our for supper turned into a special memory for no particular reason. In the childhood memories of […]

I started cooking years ago with bulk foods.  I was a huge fan of vegetarian cookbook authors such as Laurel Robertson, Carol Flanders, Anna Thomas, and Nava Atlas.  It took a while to get the hang of it – 1.75 cups of water to each cup of brown rice; for wheat berries and oat groats, […]

My favorite boy toy and I recently celebrated our anniversary.  It’s hard to believe we’ve known each other for forty years, let alone been married as long as we have. Our daughter surprised us with a set of new pots and pans.  For some people (my Mom will laugh when she sees this because she […]

I take my lunch to work most days.  This week I’m eating homemade lentil soup with some low-fat cheddar cheese and crackers.  This recipe from Cooking Light is great, but doesn’t usually have to bake as long as the recipe calls for (start checking at the 30 minute mark). Sometimes though, I buy my lunch from […]

I’m so glad that I keep a well stocked pantry.  It’s a buffer against surprises when I’m cooking.  Last night, I prepped a Cooking Light Recipe, chicken sate with peanut sauce.  I went to open a squeeze bottle of lime juice, only to find that it was open and crusty, even though it was brand new from the […]

Fall is definitely on its way.  One of the attributes of fall is the various scents, from fallen leaves to baked apples to cooked pumpkin.  Or in the case of my garden, winter squash.  I started harvesting them several weeks ago.  They need to cure for 7 to 10 days before cooking, and tonight was the […]

I will get to todays word in just a minute. I’m having a great time in Atlanta.  Not only am I seeing my daughter at night after work (for both of us), but yesterday I met her for lunch as well.  We went to a burger joint near her employer and since I picked her […]

I love tea – love it love it love it.  I drink it mostly iced, even in the dead of winter.  Several years ago, one of the blogs I followed talked about doing mason jar sun tea.  I loved the idea and have been making it ever since, especially on the weekends.  I am very simple […]

I look back at some of the old photos and think back at the faith that my sister and I had in Dad’s abilities to feed us when we were on vacation.  When we were on the road, we always wanted to go to Howard Johnson’s to eat.  We’d fall asleep and next thing we know, […]

I am always amazed at the stuff that I accumulate in my kitchen drawer!  In doesn’t get used frequently, but when I need it, I need it – from my tape measure to tape for freezer containers to the shredder and little felt dots.  Word for tomorrow – INTERACT.  If you prefer to work ahead, see the […]

Casting (from Wiktionary) – A manufacturing process using a mold. Manufacturing is intended to be a repeatable process with consistent results.  That’s the whole purpose of casting molds.  Of course, molds can also be used as the jumping off point for creativity, fun, and a big old mess, complete with laughter and little show-offs.  These “molds” were […]

Chuck (from Wiktionary) – Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal. I love the local farmer’s market.  It has so much energy and enthusiasm and so many things to try out.  I love talking to the vendors and hearing their stories and about their lives.  I shopped local before it was hip to […]