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Recipe Police Call!

January 6th, 2010 / comments 2

I just got a phone call from Herb of the Recipe Police Force.

He issued a citation because I had neglected to include Thyme in any of my chowder recipes. He said I wouldn’t have to serve time if I corrected the record and served thyme in my chowder.

Record Correction: Thyme added to any chowder recipe will make the Recipe Police happy, at least Herb will be happy.

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On the Way to Sicily

September 17th, 2009 / Comments 1

Charles and I are on our way to Italy for our son’s wedding. First we need to get to Boston.

We are looking forward to being with him and his bride, Alison. There will be about forty people at the wedding and we expect to have a wonderful time sitting in cafes, eating wonderful food, exploring Suracusa and having many adventures.

I will post if I can. If I have no internet service, know that I will have lots to share when I get home. Meanwhile, you may want to look at my earlier posts for inspiration.

Play among yourselves, have fun, eat well and don’t get into trouble.

Carol

Wonder Tool for Apples

September 14th, 2009 / comments 5

A wonder of modern technology!

apple peeler 01 I’m not sure how modern this tool is but it peels, cores and slices an apples in seconds. This tool is a must have for anyone who has an apple orchard or even one apple tree.

Dehydrated Blueberries – WHY?

August 24th, 2009 / comments 6

Some days, nothing works. This is a perfectly normal watercolor painting of a basket of blueberries. When I painted it, and when I scanned it, the basket was shades of yellow and brown and the berries were BLUE. Somehow the upload went wrong, a promise of things to come.

It’s a great summer for blueberries. I have fresh blueberries in a bowl in the refrigerator, blueberry muffins on the counter, and bags of berries in the freezer. I thought that I had harvested my share until I saw a friend at a community picnic. She announced the she had picked thirty-two pounds – I had only picked six pounds. Not only had she picked more than me, she had made a blueberry pie, canned blueberry sauce and dehydrated blueberries. I don’t think of myself as competitive in the kitchen, but, if she can dehydrate blueberries why can’t I? To raise the ante, I would do it without a food dehydrator. … read more

Watermelon – Summer Treat – Life Cycle

July 21st, 2009 / Comments 0

+watermelon+seeds Watermelon Summer Treat Life Cycle

It begins with seeds.

In good soil with lots of sun and water. Ready to share, the melon appears on a long leafy vine.

watermelon+01 Watermelon Summer Treat Life Cycle

Filled with juice, pink fruit, black seeds and a crispy rind perfect to pickle.

watermelon+half Watermelon Summer Treat Life Cycle

A sharp knife and a steady hand turns a whole into two halves.

More careful slicing makes many servings.

watermelon+quarter+b Watermelon Summer Treat Life Cycle

Sweet juicy drips off of chins, seeds and fruit mix.

watermelon+quarter+d Watermelon Summer Treat Life Cycle

Nearly finished. The rind goes on the compost heap.

+watermelon+seeds Watermelon Summer Treat Life Cycle

Save the seed until the Spring and start again.

Utensils – a pay it forward give away

June 29th, 2009 / comments 5

I entered a ‘Pay it Forward Giveaway’ hosted by Joanne of Applecrumbles.

When I entered this giveaway, I agreed to carry on the tradition begun by Peggy of Pantry Revisited.

To be eligible for this giveaway you need to have a blog, leave a comment at the bottom of this post about your favorite kitchen utensil, and agree that if you are the winner, you will carry on the tradition and host a similar giveaway.

On Bastille Day, July 14 th, I will assign numbers to each comment and draw a number from my favorite sauce pan and my original watercolor painting shown above will be mailed to the winner, any where in the world.

By the way – my favorite utensil is my seventeen centimeter Wusthof santoku knife.

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