TGIF and Hooray for a Three Day Weekend
‘Cause this getting up at the crack of absurd every morning? It’s for the birds. Actually, birds aren’t even up yet when I drag my creaky, puffy carcass out of bed every day to make sure The Young...
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Well, here we are – as of this writing, it’s 6:40 a.m. the day before Thanksgiving and we’re brining our heritage, pastured turkey. As we pulled the bag of giblets out of the cavity, both Beloved and...
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Well, hello Monday. Couldn’t you have waited until tomorrow to show up? Apart from the normal reluctance to participate in Monday, it’s made worse this week by the fact that the weekend was relatively...
View ArticleLemon Brussels Sprouts
Thank goodness this damn election is over so we can get back to the important things in life. Like planning Thanksgiving dinner. Hey, it’s only two weeks from tomorrow. And while it may just be three...
View ArticleHoney-Lemon Roast Pheasant
Hello, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday, whether you celebrate Christmas or not. We had a lovely time, and I received a new toy for the kitchen I’ll be using very, very soon – an...
View ArticlePommes Anna
I was watching No Reservations recently when Anthony Bourdain said something about cooking not being so much a calling as an affliction. I’m afraid this is especially true when you’re a food blogger....
View ArticleWinter Squash Casserole
It’s funny, where you can find inspiration for a dish. I don’t know about anyone else, but the little “ticker” over on the right-hand side of the screen on Facebook fascinates me. I’ll often click on...
View ArticleRoasted Root Vegetable Hash
Look – I’m here! More importantly – I cooked! It was a nice weekend; we finally got a little down time. A good thing, too, because that won’t happen again until after Christmas. I love the holidays,...
View ArticleMexican-Style Rice
Cinco de Mayo was yesterday, and if you live in northeast Ohio you’ll either 1) ignore it, 2) find yourself in a restaurant that wouldn’t know real Mexican (to say nothing of Tex-Mex) food if it jumped...
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