Category Archives: Cooking

Catalina on My Mind (Artichokes with Catalina-like Dressing)

Posted on March 5, 2014 by

Okay, forget meatloaf, and mac and cheese, and chicken pot pies.  Those are other people’s comfort foods — although there was always something about the texture of that pie crust of a chicken pot pie,  when it met the starchy … Continue reading →

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Mini Sliders with Zucchini

Posted on February 6, 2014 by

Herein I give some of my more favorite hamburger thoughts.  I did post about burgers once before, but usually I take ground meat and do other things with it than burgers. The thing is, I grew up in an era … Continue reading →

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Fresh Sardines and Salad – A Meal

Posted on January 20, 2014 by

Fresh sardines are nothing like the oily, salty things that come out of a tin (although there is a place for tinned sardines — more as an accent to salads, and perhaps, like anchovies, to pizza. Or, as a protein … Continue reading →

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Sweet Potato Latkes

Posted on November 29, 2013 by

It’s not going to happen again for another seven thousand plus years, Chanukkah falling on the same date as U.S. Thanksgiving (although it could happen sooner on other holidays somewhere).  This is an artifact of the Jewish calendar (more lunar-oriented) … Continue reading →

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Roasted Cabbage and Fennel

Posted on November 12, 2013 by

I’ve long been a fan of roasted veggies.  Rub a little olive oil on them, stick them in the oven at high heat, with whatever seasonings strike your fancy, and remove and eat. This one turned out quite tasty, and … Continue reading →

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Too Many Cookbooks?

Posted on November 10, 2013 by

Yes, probably, but I will let you know some were gifts, some were things I picked up at tag sales or library sales, and some were outright free from the book exchange table at the Litchfield Farmers’ Market (to which … Continue reading →

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Slow Cooked Beef Tongue

Posted on November 5, 2013 by

I’m very much a fan of tongue, and have posted about it once or twice in my career as a blogger.  I usually simmer it as Mother did, on the range, but I decided slow-cooking would be a fun way … Continue reading →

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Pork Chops with Apple & Onion – Simple!

Posted on November 5, 2013 by

I love good pork chops, and I saw a video where Civilized Caveman made these, and since I didn’t write anything down, this is my own take on what he did. Serves 2 (although in my case I kept eating … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Point Judith, Rhode Island

Posted on September 2, 2013 by

Trip Details:  Destination Block Island, arrival Thursday August 27 and departure Sunday September 1.  Rationale:  Simply to relax and have FUN. Point Judith, Rhode Island, first port of call (This will indeed be followed soon by a Block Island post … Continue reading →

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Slow Cooked Boneless Pork Picnic Roast

Posted on August 26, 2013 by

After reading Eating on the Wild Side:  a Radical New Way to Select and Prepare Foods to Reclaim the Nutrients and Flavors We’ve Lost,  by Jo Robinson, I decided that farmers’ market-purchased Peruvian Purple Passion potatoes aren’t your simple Starch … Continue reading →

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