Orange you glad this isn’t the same old butter!
Thank you Ina Garten! She published this recipe way back in 2004, I filed it in the back of my mind until last week when I wanted to send a special weekend breakfast to a friend. A trip to my go-to bakery for a homemade loaf of eight-grain cranberry bread, served with the orange butter sent the breakfast gift over the top! I may never go back to bagels and cream cheese again. Orange Marmalade Butter 2 sticks unsalted butter room...
A tribute to all that goes around comes around
This little gift was sent to me, published in 1941. Helping you around the house, to get all kinds of projects done. So Pintrest, so fun, so old, so new, I thought I’d share a page or two. And this To make candles longer burn, No dripping from the wick, Just chill awhile in icebox cold, And frost will do the trick. And this! Don’t be impatient when you bake, A pudding or a cake – To turn them out as soon as done, Is often a...
Chicken Curry with Sweet Potatoes and Coconut Milk
January was a month of recipe testing, looking for the fresh and healthy, and moving in new directions. Chicken Curry with Sweet Potatoes and Coconut Milk a recipe shared in The New York Times by Melissa Clark was my winner. After making this aromatic dish a couple of times, and with a modification or two I am now hooked on all things curry. And as serendipity goes, a gift from my husband -the cookbook Jamie’s Food Revolution, by...
THE BUS GAME (play it today)
When I was in art school my friends and I rode the bus everywhere and took every opportunity we had to create. One of our favorite “creations” was the bus game. It’s easy and fun to play. It can be themed, have a goal, or just be random. The surface can be a piece of paper or a chalkboard or even a placemat. Create a party mural with a roll of craft paper. You don’t have to be great at drawing, just rely on your imagination. two or...
on the mend
You know, I used to keep all extra buttons together, sometimes separated by size or color, sometimes by style. I would keep the buttons from new clothes and mark from what shirt or dress they came from. Slowly the buttons became part of a giant mess of a pile of extra pieces and parts of clothes long gone or never to be looked at or used again. Yesterday everything changed. I am free of that now and am looking at a button revolution....
Pickled Green Beans
Friends who love to cook and share recipes. You know when you wake up thinking about what a wonderful time you had with good friends and then you remember the delicious food that was served! That is how it is with Meade. The last time we were together she served pickled green beans as an appetizer. I don’t know how many times I have looked for an interesting dish like this, just perfect. MEADE’S PICKLED GREEN BEANS Remember to...