9 Oct
“If the divine creator has taken pains to give us delicious and exquisite things to eat, the least we can do is prepare them well and serve them with ceremony.”
~ Fernand Point
mjjj”If the divine creator has taken pains to give us delicious and exquisite things to eat, the least we can do is prepare them [...]
8 Oct
Aren’t these vegetables gorgeous?
The gorgeous picture along with the fact that this is the THIRD batch of this soup I’ve made in the last two weeks inspired me to blog the recipe. Even when we don’t have The Flu, this soup is still wonderfully delish! Credit for the recipe goes to my e-maginary friend Chloe, [...]
17 Aug
After canning hundreds of jars of jam, jelly, and fruit over the last few years I have been very, very lucky. Until today.
I broke my first jar of jelly in the canner!
Am I a real country woman now?
22 Jul
Tonight is our monthly fellowship dinner at our church. There is nothing better getting together with folks you love and EATING. Especially when there are others to help with the clean-up.
I’m bringing:
Nachos with Beef and Black Beans
Pica de Gallo
Refrigerator Pickles
White Cake with Fruit Topping <courtesy of Princess the Baker>
Escalloped Tomatoes
After moving to the [...]
2 May
I had a life lesson this week.
Frequently I’ll search blogs for tea party ideas and this week I stumbled across one for a self-avowed Tea Lover. Right. Tea Snob is a better description. Why, you ask? The author spewed on and on over several posts about the inferior quality of store-bought bagged tea and even [...]
22 Feb
We had a real live Sunday Dinner today. Maybe for the first time ever in our own home.
Before church this morning I put country ribs, an onion, and a jar of sauerkraut in the slow cooker with a little salt to taste. After cooking on high for four hours the meat was perfectly [...]
21 Jan
This recipe gets the award for being beautiful to look at, simple to prepare, and incredibly tasty. It is the entire family’s new favorite on our menu.
Noodles with Broccoli and Meat (Cambodia)Kuy Tew Cha (goi dieu chah)Serves 4
Cook according to package directions:
8 oz. Chinese noodles or thin spaghetti (250 g) (I use spaghetti.)
Drain. Add 1 [...]
9 Jan
Mike Is Being an Artist Again
From a Sonlight buddy’s blog. I love to read about folks my age who are rediscovering their lost passion for art.
(While your visiting listen to the fiddle music. It’s great!)
1 Jan
FOR TODAYMonday, December 29, 2008…
Outside my window…The sun is reflecting on the surface of the pond and the light is blinding. The reflection is shimmery all around the edges and it’s beautiful.
I am thinking…About my New Year’s Resolutions.
I am thankful for…Herbal tea and guaifenesin with real pseudoephedrine.
From the learning rooms…The students are taking a [...]
