The highlight of our Saturday morning is going to the Albany Farmer’s Market to buy duck eggs. I didn’t think I would be writing today’s blog about eggs, but, well, sometimes if there is no looming personal subject or event … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Food and Cooking
Orcas Investigation The Chameleon Chronicles 3 by Laura Gayle Camille Tate has found the spot she would like to call home . . . but staying in one place has dangers for a woman who always fades away. … Continue reading
Welcome to 5780. May it be a good and sweet year. Australia has been there for a day already and tested the waters, so check our news to find out what the early part of the year is like. Jewish … Continue reading
This morning was not the best to redeem a writing promise. It was 3 degrees. Fully autumnal and fully chill. It froze my brain. I forgot what I intended to buy and forgot to take pictures of my local market … Continue reading
This past week, I made a menu that came out heavy on the meat. We had ribs, ham, hamburgers, and chicken. It wasn’t on purpose–I just wasn’t paying attention. Maksim, my youngest, asked about some vegetarian dishes, and I said … Continue reading
by Phyllis Irene Radford The Daughters of the British Empire was founded as a social club for War Brides who emigrated to the US with their GI husbands. It quickly evolved into a national organization that raises money for charity. … Continue reading
by Brenda W. Clough I don’t know when scones became popular in the US, but it has been within my lifetime — I do not believe I saw them when I was a girl. For the scone as it is … Continue reading
by Phyllis Irene Radford In 1971, my husband and I took a belated honeymoon in Scotland — his ancestral home. At one of our many stops in a tourist shop we picked up a book Recipes from Scotland by F. … Continue reading
by Brenda W. Clough Agh, I knew this would happen. I knew that Americans have two kinds of muffins: English muffins, and muffins. Regular muffins look like this: These are from Starbucks, which means you can walk into … Continue reading
Don’t expect rational clarity from me. The whole muffin thing is a Gordian knot, and if you try slicing through it all you end up with is crumbs. When I was a kid, there were muffins and there were crumpets … Continue reading