Food Stuff
Impulse Control
My husband might point out that one of my most economical and endearing traits is that I simply don’t shop. Almost all of my clothes come from a trusted online catalog; I have a limited roster of clothes that are best described as a uniform of black pants, white top and a selection of cotton…
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An exploration of human grade dogfood, culminating in a human taste test.
Read MoreRaspberries Aplenty
For the past month, every couple of days I have been able to go outside and pick myself at least a pint of raspberries from the bushes alongside our porch. Growing up, raspberries, and macadamia nuts, were considered the height of luxury. According to my mother buying pints of raspberries, or leaving out a…
Read MoreSnappers and Me
For any of you who vacation at a lake, this story may seem familiar, you have probably had some encounter with a snapping turtle. My story begins at the end of a long hike around a mountain in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, when we were looking forward to the quiet peace of the rocks…
Read MoreMac ‘N Cheese
This January we met our children and their significant others in Hawaii for a delayed Christmas vacation, primarily because Hawaii emerged as the midpoint of our scattered lives. Ned and Emily joined us from China, while Frances and Dan traveled from Seattle, and we arrived from Chicago. Nick and I looked forward to leaving mainland…
Read MoreCwazy Wabbits
As my husband can attest, I am not an everyday cook, but I do enjoy cooking for a special occasion. But then Nick wonders why I experiment on dinner guests. My answer is that my cooking is a “one and done” event. It is similar to my knitting. I can always find a way…
Read MoreBrain Food
Sitting in the shelves of everyone of my first cousin’s homes is a copy of the cookbook, “Have Fun with Herbs,” self-published by my grandmother in the late 1950s. So I thought it would a fitting family unity exercise to dedicate a weekend when all of us, spread across the country, would concoct one of…
Read MoreCostco Field Trip
About 2 years ago, Costco caused a major fracas in our suburban community when they announced their intention to locate a store here. There was some effort to dress up the controversy as an environmental issue related to the number of gas pumps that were part of the store.
Read MoreHome Style Chunks
I set the five cans on the kitchen counter, awaiting Ellen to conduct the taste test. I will only try one, since to open all of them would be too wasteful; my choices include Harvest Moon, Wild Buffalo Grill, Mediterranean Banquet, French Country Café and New Zealand Summer (which is of course our winter). Each…
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