We were in Detroit for the weekend, visiting Neil’s mom. She has advanced Parkinson’s and has been gradually declining for some time. Last week the staff noticed she was limping; an x-ray revealed a broken hip in a place where it couldn’t have a cast. The pain has been bad and it [...]
Posts Tagged ‘food’
life goes on
Posted in Recipes, not-writing, tagged family, food, life, Recipes on November 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
making vichyssoise
Posted in Recipes, not-writing, tagged food on September 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
At the cooking school Tuesday night, Scott showed us how to make vichyssoise, veal cordon bleu, and a peach tart. I was there for the vichyssoise, which I’ve loved since the first time I had it years ago at Scott’s restaurant (Bullfinch’s in Sudbury MA, just down the road from us). Vichyssoise, for [...]
discussion question
Posted in not-writing, tagged family, food, life, planning, writing on September 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
So which is the worse waste of time?
* spending a couple of hours reading articles about unsolved murders in the region
* spending a couple of hours playing Fitz and/or WordSlinger and/or Bejeweled Blitz?
* spending a couple of hours puttering around the kitchen with chicken carcasses and dry beans?
I’ve done all three [...]
soliciting
Posted in Recipes, tagged family, food, Recipes on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m looking for bread recipes.
I’m particularly looking for whole grain (any kind) yeast bread that can be sliced fairly thinly for sandwiches and isn’t too crumbly, but any and all reliable old favorites or exotic specialties are welcome.
things that don’t make sense
Posted in not-writing, tagged family, food, life on August 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here’s yet another of many articles about a shopper who brings her grocery bill down to nearly nothing by clever use of coupons.
You can find one of these articles most any day in newspaper lifestyle sections, women’s magazines, etc. The part I have never been able to figure out is how you get that to [...]
food, recipes, and eating too much
Posted in Recipes, tagged food, Recipes on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some days, like today, I find that just taking time to think about food, and plan it, and give it respectful consideration, helps me not crave things. It’s sort of like that goals thing where talking about a goal was as good as doing it, I guess. Psychologically, thinking about food, playing with [...]
