Aren’t I a blogging phenom for not putting all this into Wednesday’s post? A pan set I found at a yard sale. It all nests together. I got it for camping, but it’s useful for macaroni and cheese (there are so few of us now!) and blanching veggies in small batches. Here are my issues… Read More »
Honey harvest.
Honey on the frame. Our harvest of almost 40 pounds — a few jars were given away before this picture was taken. Food has been tainted by unscrupulous or overstressed producers throughout time — I mean, who wouldn’t throw a little turmeric in the butter when it looked a little pale, or turn the other… Read More »
In which Deirdre returns to American Life… with a French Twist
I’m back! To take a break from making my way slowly through six weeks’ worth of back-log in 3 different inboxes, I took this morning to catch up on LMLD. When I said I was going away for a French-immersion experience, I meant it! Except for two-ish very quick glances at facebook and a couple… Read More »
Reuben Casserole
My abject apologies to those of you reading this on Friday…it’s so un-Lenten… I can’t help it… It was a dark and stormy night, just as I told you it would be, so sorry for dark pictures! I made this casserole for the second time. And it is amazingly good. The way it came about… Read More »
Thanksgiving redux/random
Oh, I love Thanksgiving! Even missing the two newlywed couples, it’s just so nice to have everyone else home, cozily gathered in the den, a laptop for every lap. After all the intense family get-togethers this year — two weddings and a funeral — it’s so nice to be low key. Football with the monks,… Read More »