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Who said the Babes aren't sweet? Tanna, of My Kitchen in Half Cups and our host kitchen this month set out to prove just how sweet a Babe can be. After extensive research, lengthy discussions with her Portuguese neighbor (could a glass of port been i (read full article)
Yes, I know that half the world is still enjoying summer - but it's the end of summer and soup is a wonderful way of preserving all those beautiful summer and fall vegetables. I also know that the other half of the world is still enjoying (?) winter (read full article)
Yesterday was The Glorious Twelfth. I first heard people talking excitedly about The Glorious Twelfth shortly after we moved to Andorra. I was very touched, honored, slightly embarrassed.... but also a wee bit confused. It was wonderful to be so quic (read full article)
Last Wednesday was an 'interesting' day. Today I got the icing on the cake; the cherry on the sundae; the grand slam; the crowning achievement.... I got a speeding ticket. In the mail. From... you guessed it: last Wednesday. I know exactly when it ha (read full article)
Since mon mari was lazing about the hospital last week (he came home today) there is no progress to report on the house restoration. I'll tell you what I did, instead.... First thing I did was break the kitchen faucet. Actually, I broke it loose so i (read full article)
In addition to my 3 cherry tomato plants I have a few regular-size tomatoes: 2 yellow, 3 orange (1 was mis-labeled) 1 black, (should have had 2 - see orange) 2 red, 2 beefsteak and 3 Roma. All the tomatoes have been ripening steadily this week so I h (read full article)
Bedside manner. One hears about it on the medical television shows..... Doctors are supposed to have a 'good bedside manner.' I think that means they are supposed to be pleasant, concerned, helpful, kind and caring. American doctors (or so the TV sho (read full article)
'Mama said there'd be days like this...' There is a Chinese curse: 'May you live in interesting times.' Yesterday was an 'interesting' day. It all started about 6am.... Our phone seldom rings. Our phone never rings at 6 in the morning..... NEVER! Mon (read full article)
I'm starting to feel like the ant when I would really like to spend some time as the grasshopper! I know it's important to get ready for winter, but it's hard to be doing firewood when it's a hot, sunny summer afternoon. I really want to say 'Let's g (read full article)
After the zucchini go wild the tomatoes start. Mon mari believes that my over-productive garden is a direct result of me planting more than two normal humans (and their neighbors) can consume. I maintain that I am practicing preventive gardening. If (read full article)
We plant; we water; we weed; we hoe. We wonder if it's all going to be worth it.... We wonder why the tomatoes don't set; why the beans don't grow, why we're the only one without zucchini blossoms. Then, one morning we wake up and everything is ripe (read full article)
Spain has long, hot summers. Spain also has lots of really cheap wine of all colors. I once had a Spanish friend explain to me that she refused to spend more than 1.50 euros (less than $2.00) on a bottle of red wine because her children (adult) were (read full article)
Plumbing hell has ended. The sinks are hooked up; the toilet installed: Yes, he still need to build the shelves and doors and drawer fronts.... But he's planning on doing that after his hospital visit. Yes, we can look out the window whilst sitting o (read full article)
Herbs are, at least for me, a crucial component of summer's bounty. I start using fresh herbs as soon as the chives show signs of growth in the spring and don't stop until I've picked the last sage leaf before frost. In my herb garden I have parsley, (read full article)
How do you eat? When eating in restaurants in the US I'm usually asked: 'Would you like an appetizer?'. The question always makes me think of Potato Skins or Cheese Curds or something similar.... Something to nibble on while deciding on dinner. The d (read full article)
I'm not sure what's going on in my garden at night. I have radishes turning into big, hulking bullies: That could be the result of lack of discipline on my part as chief (and only) gardener. I accept the blame. But.... What's wrong with this picture? (read full article)
I'm sitting here, very quietly, at my desk, head down, trying to be be as inconspicuous as possible. Today is plumbing day. We hate plumbing day. Mon mari hates it because he really truly hates plumbing. We don't know if he hates it because it's alwa (read full article)
I picked the first of my favorite summer vegetable yesterday. I'll admit that my favorite vegetable is usually the one on my plate.... But I have a particular fondness for fresh green beans. Like sweet corn, they are best picked, cooked and eaten wit (read full article)
Flourless bread? Why not? To the Bread Baking Babes all things are possible! They may not all be achievable, but the possibilities are endless (or would that be mindless?) First, some news. About a month ago someone, who shall remain nameless, came t (read full article)
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