There are rules – Never run with scissors,,,, Look both ways before crossing the street… Never burn bridges with a former employer… Don’t stick your finger in the electrical outlet… Never.. Ever cook cheese with fish…. … And while with most of those there is some bit of common sense going on, it’s that bit […]
Cinnamon Bun French Toast
You can all blame my sister for this…. Not that it doesn’t sound like “Fat Boy Breakfast” on steroids…. because it is. But, because I never… ever… would have considered doing it if she hadn’t told Jane about what she had for Brunch yesterday. … and, Jane wanted them… …and, I can’t buy the Whack-On-The-Counter rolls […]
Chicken Pot Pie
In the past, my experiences with Chicken Pot Pie have been nothing to sing about [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApmvDU5RmyY] … they’ve been those frozen, gooey, little individual things with the grainy crust, an over-abundance of English peas, and chicken – like substance. I knew I could do better than those things. And, I did. Rich, thick, […]
Orange Snowballs
YEARS ago, I got on a kick making glasee oranges. I made them by the buckets full. I put them in jars and admired the little translucent orbs for months… then I started giving them away. Here’s the thing with making obscure condiments, unless you have a commercial kitchen or a standing waiting list of […]
Soup & The Blustery Day
Monday Morning… They said we could be expecting some rain. They said it would be fast-moving, with periods of heavy precipitation. I checked the weather just before bed and things had been upgraded to Rain Apocalypse… or at least, going by the way the weather people were talking about it. I poo-pooed it all and […]
OPA! ~ The Moussaka Experiment
It’s a funny thing when you start researching a recipe. It begins with one simple recipe… then two; both asserting THEY are the traditional recipe. Then there’s recipes three through 15 with only 1/2 of the ingredients – also staking their claim to the birthright. Then there are the ones with potatoes for the base, and an […]
The Weekly Wildflower ~ American Beauty Berry
Say hello to Callicarpa… otherwise known as American Beauty Berry or French Mulberry. She’s a deciduous woody shrub in the Dead Nettle, or (Lamiaceae) family. Blooming in Early summer with rather non-descriptive flowers, the Beauty Berry show begins with – what else – the berries. Beginning in Late September, the berries begin to swell and […]
The Sandwich Diaries – The Chicken Fillet Sammich
Ever since they showed up in the malls in the late 70’s, that chicken sandwich has become just about my favorite option for fast food. That slightly sweet coating, that perfect blend of seasoning, that steamy – steamy bun after it stews in those foil pouches… just perfection in a chicky sammich. But whatever […]