Nov 21 2011
Tonight, we had our 90-year old, former neighbor, over for dinner. Mrs. “D” is one of our favorite people, EVER. She defines spunk. Grandma and WG were over last night and we had braised chicken with tomatoes and garlic, served over pasta. I wanted something easy and hearty for tonight, especially because the weather was [...]
Nov 07 2011
Monday: Leftover delight! Tuesday: Carnitas burritos, salad, fruit Wednesday: Petrale Sole Meuniere, broccoli, green beans, potatoes, fruit Thursday: Pasta with tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella and basil I made a menu for the week a couple of weeks ago and was surprised at how helpful it was. It really makes my grocery shopping easier because I [...]
Nov 01 2011
J tried to make the finger cookies that I made last year, but they spread like crazy and were more like thin, lace cookies. I wondered what went wrong. So, I re-tooled the recipe and took out a little of the liquid (used only the egg yolk, not the full egg) and switched from confectioner’s [...]
