When I saw that the ABC Along had been revived, and that I was in time to get in at the beginning, I had to join. I loved watching everyone play along a couple years ago—has it really been that long?—and it looked like fun to do, so here I am. At “A.”
“A” is for […]
The dinner
Once upon a time Dave and I gathered up our friends for a holiday dinner. We did them five years in a row before things like life and babies got in the way. The life thing settled down a bit, the kids got older, and it was time to do it again. Saturday, December […]
Not having kids to feed allows Dave and I to have very odd meals sometimes. Like the other night. It was blisteringly hot in here, well over 90F in the kitchen, and neither of us felt like making the room warmer yet by applying heat to food. So we scrounged. Dinner ended up consisting of […]
There are few things in gardening more magical than planting a seed, seeing it sprout, and watching it grow into a plant. We were back at Lowe’s on Saturday, got a pony pack of yellow marigolds for the garden out front—not planted yet—potting soil, and some seeds. Since I mostly garden in pots on the […]
I have a (so far) successful re-start to my knitting bag. This time I cast on 30 stitches—instead of 29—worked a 1 x 1 rib for six rows, purled a row, then knit an increase row, where I knit into the front and back of every other stitch. Inelegant, I know, but with this thick, […]
We have a tremendous group of friends here in southern California—a huge group of fabulous people. We had eight of them over for dinner on Saturday night. Ron and Troy were our chefs for the evening. Everyone always loves it when Ron cooks. Always. The other cook of the evening switches around; sometimes it’s Dave […]
I saw this over on Deb’s blog late last night.
Which do you like better: Cooking at your house, or going elsewhere? Both. I love eating a feast at home, but I enjoy eating at other people’s houses now and then, too. Grew up going to Grandma’s house for Thanksgiving every year with the family, […]
On cranberries
I put three cups of sugar and three cups of water in a great big pot, and brought it to a low boil.
I added the three bags of cranberries and stirred it up a bit, and it looked like this:
After it came to a boil again, it cooked for about ten minutes […]