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Peach Cobbler
Summer is fast approaching and my little freezer out back is still full of last year’s fruit. The problem, if you want to call it that, is that watching my diet all winter long really cut into my baking, resulting in an embarrassment of riches still waiting to be used.
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Grief Knitting and Death Cooties
We have a lot of knitters in my family. I knit. Two of my sisters are knitters, three of our daughters, one daughter-in-law, and one granddaughter also knit. And in my daughter Kathy’s case, two sisters-in-law and one of their friends either knit or are learning to knit. And I have a small group of friends who meet at my…
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Dilly Beans and Pickled or Dilly Carrots
If you haven’t tried Dilly Beans you are missing a treat. Crisp-tender green beans, they are pickled in a simple vinegar, salt, and water solution and seasoned with garlic and dill. Hot peppers or pepper flakes can be added if you like them with more of a bite. Preparation is fairly simple. They can be canned by hot water processing,…
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Sage and Proscuitto Wrapped Chicken
I don’t use a lot of fresh sage from the herb garden, but when I do, this recipe based on one from Martha Stewart is a favorite. It tastes as good as it looks and is pretty easy to prepare.
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Bathrooms
As most of you know, I was born and raised in Manville. Born at home on Winter St. and raised in a 4th floor tenement on Railroad St., right there on the banks of what was then the very fragrant Blackstone River. Our house sat flush up against the sidewalk in front, with just enough room for a driveway on…
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Gerry and the Vase
We were at my mother’s not long after Mother’s Day when we spotted a vase of roses on the hearth. “Oh, is that that vase that Gerry peed in?” we asked, and then we all burst out laughing as the memory resurfaced. Here’s the story. When I was a child we lived in a four-decker tenement house in Manville. Since…
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Chive Biscuits
These biscuits are my guilty pleasure. They are to die for! This is based on Ina Garten's recipe on Food Network.
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From My Herb Garden
Fresh herbs, snipped this morning at the peak of their flavor, washed and laid out on towels to air dry. Top left is parsley, lower left if French tarragon, center chives. These will be chopped and blended together, put into a zip lock freezer bag, and stored in the freezer for use throughout the year to flavor scrambled eggs ……
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My Herb Garden
On a blisteringly hot day almost 30-years ago I headed out the door with only one thought in mind, planting an herb garden. The fact that the forecast warned of temperatures well into the 90’s didn’t matter. I had one day off that week and my wagon was loaded with an expensive assortment of 3” pots of tender herbs. Aborting…
