I am the maker of many-things-dehydrated. I am the maker of cowboy candy, which I find incredibly delicious and zingy. I am the maker of soaked walnuts and other soaked nuts, though there…
So much garden goodness:
Red oak leaf lettuce
Shredded and salted zucchini
Unfold cherry tomatoes (the best)
Beets in balsamic
Plus some soaked walnuts from the store.
Decaf earl gray tea with basil (from the garden) simple syrup.
Oh, my! When I saw a photo of Ryan Gosling in his all dusty-lavendar suit, I saw a summer-palette person looking back at me. Summers are all about the smoky, dusty cool colors…
I find this phenomenon so unnecessary and illogical.
I've been watching the TV series #Succession. In the opening sequence for each show, images of the four Roy children are shown as looking to be,…
It may not look like your typical dyed Easter egg, but this little puppy was the reigning champion in three consecutive egg-conking battles earlier today!
We had so much fun making these -- me,…
I know there is much celebration and delight in the whole Brussels sprouts plus bacon plus balsamic vinegar recipe realm; and I like that, too.
For starters, I do enjoy many in the brassica…
For those in the know ...
Maryland comes through once again!
A cold snow day last Friday (on top of some snow earlier last week), followed by some Verrrrry Brrrrrrrr Days.
Then, yesterday, that thing happened:…
My, my, my!
In my attempts to make some jalapeño simple syrup (which I've made before and is quite easy to make), I had put some sugar, water and jalapeños on…
The amount of time I spend salivating over the various color options for Pentel's Energel pens is something! I love the teal, the burgundy and the steel blue. I love the purple and…
Oh my goodness, but can I make some soup!
Yesterday, I boiled a few potatoes and onion in some beef bouillon and (the end of the tube) Vegemite, then pureed it all in my…
When my father died a few years ago and left a muddled and messy estate behind, we desperately needed an estate lawyer. As the estates's personal representative, I asked a lawyer whose opinion…
Yesterday I had an appointment at an office that has quite a few patients come through in a given day.
Someone had come into the office before me -- whether that was…