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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)
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)
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)
Every time I think I am moving forward something happens to make me realize that, if I'm moving forward, it's in reverse. Last week I called the chimney sweep to arrange the annual summer cleaning. I was prepared. First: He had cleaned our chimneys l (read full article)
The thing about gardens is..... You plant..... And wait. You water..... And wait. You hoe, weed, check for disease, check for bugs.... And wait. And than, overnight, everything is ready.... All at once. Even when you carefully stagger plantings, as I (read full article)
Long, long ago in a place far, far away I made a pasta salad for our family reunion. This was an annual event in the old, Mid-Western tradition of family reunions, with aunts, uncles, great-aunts, great-uncles, grandparents, grandkids, first, second (read full article)
Why would anyone want to make lasagna in their dishwasher? Why would anyone want to see how many people can be packed into a Volkswagen? Or crammed into a phone booth? Are there still phone booths? There are still public phones in France, both pay-ph (read full article)
Salad season is in full swing. We can't keep up with eating all that's in the garden and the neighbors are starting to duck and run when they see me. But there are so many salads left to eat - and this is one of our favorites. I think canned tuna is (read full article)
A few weeks ago our neighbor tried to talk the farmer into doing something about the rabbits. We were hoping, lily-livered crew that we are, that the farmer would just make them disappear. They were eating his wheat, after all. But, I guess they didn (read full article)
This is the very best coleslaw. It's light, crisp, crunchy and keeps well. I posted this recipe a few years ago - but, it's the beginning of summer and in case you missed it the first time, here it is again. When I was in high school, I worked at the (read full article)
It's summer. The sun came out; it quit raining; the ground is warming. We had our first salad from the garden. The windows and doors are open - so the dogs can go in and out at will. And do... in, out, in, out, all day long. Sedi, the old girl, loves (read full article)
The bunnies are back. Apparently they were just humoring me for awhile. It reminds me of a story my best friend from college used to tell. She lived in Chicago - the city, not the suburbs. It seems that one of the neighborhood lads bought a new car.. (read full article)
Do you eat asparagus with your fingers? Or with a knife and fork? One properly eats it with one's fingers, according to the etiquette guidelines. Except, of course, if it's dripping with butter or sauce that would make a proper mess. Then you may use (read full article)
Yes, I'm still eating green garlic. The last bunch I bought was quite large and a lovely purple so we may be getting to the end of the season.... sob.... The weather has turned cold and rainy though, so, rather than cooking on the barbecue, mon mari (read full article)
I don't often post recipes for fish, (Smoked Salmon doesn't count.) I have to struggle each week to cook fish. Not with myself; with mon mari. We have fish or seafood every Friday. No, not because of my German Catholic childhood.... Because I like fr (read full article)
Cooking for two can be a challenge. Much of what we buy comes pre-packaged, and the packages are big. And that's if you shop at normal stores.... If you shop at Costco the packages are huge. (I visited one, once.) Meat can be divided and frozen: a 32 (read full article)
I never cook chicken thighs.I have nothing against them.Back in the beginning of time, when I first started fixing chicken breasts, they were not 'boneless and skinless'. I had to do that bit myself with a sharp knife.Chicken thighs are n (read full article)
I never cook chicken thighs.I have nothing against them.Back in the beginning of time, when I first started fixing chicken breasts, they were not 'boneless and skinless'. I had to do that bit myself with a sharp knife.Chicken thighs are not boneles (read full article)
Sometimes, I truly hate doing the weekly shopping.I try to time it so the store is the least busy, meaning that I'm checking out around 1:00pm when every proper French person is sitting down to their 3 course lunch.Unfortunately, that means that thin (read full article)
Sometimes, I truly hate doing the weekly shopping.I try to time it so the store is the least busy, meaning that I'm checking out around 1:00pm when every proper French person is sitting down to their 3 course lunch.Unfortunately, that means that (read full article)
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