Yes, I’ve returned… and once again, because of my long absence, I feel I have to apologize and explain away. I have a job. In a real place, with real people, and they actually pay me! The lovely Mountain Home AFB Airmen and Family Readiness Center (where I volunteered for some…
Category: words to live by
Polpette & Busiate
There are hundreds of cuisines in Italy, not to mention the regional specialties. Then of course you have family secrets ~ the one thing you won’t find, spaghetti and meatballs. Oh, you can have a rich red wine-laced tomato sauce to dip the polpetti, or find miniature versions, almost like the Italian version of…
Buona Pasqua
History of Pane di Pasqua Bread has a religious significance on the Italian Easter table, for Christ is often referred to as “the bread of life.” Hand-fashioned egg-decorated breads vary from region to region in Italy and go by many different names. But the commonality of baking whole eggs twisted or braided into bread is…
Mel’s Magic Meat
Yes, Mel’s Magic Meat ~ not to be confused with Magic Mike, as several things have yet to be verified… his dancing! I’m referring ONLY to his dancing! Sheesh! All kidding aside, Mel is the active duty Guy-In-Charge at the Airman & Family Readiness Center where I volunteer. He is a self-professed…
apple of my eye ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TZCP6OqRlE Calvados Apple Cheesecake Crust: 1 c graham cracker crumbs 1/2 c toasted pecans, finely chopped 4 T butter, melted 2 T brown sugar Cheesecake: 4 packages fat-free cream cheese 1 c sugar 1 tsp grated lemon zest 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 4 eggs, lightly beaten 3 T flour Apples: 1 1/2 c…
kindness & chocolate
Hot Chocolate Sponge Pudding with Mocha Sauce Sponge 1 stick unsalted butter 1 1/4 c sugar 1/2 c cocoa 4 medium eggs, slightly beaten 2 1/2 c flour splash of milk Sauce 4 T good quality instant coffee or 3 T espresso powder 4 T cocoa 1/2 c sugar 1 1/4 c boiling water Preheat…
the south is gonna rise again…
There is something sweet and very humbling to hear, “oh, my! that is better than momma’s!” ~ while very kind, I know this cannot be true ~ for it is the love of that momma that made the pie taste a little sweeter, the dumplings a little fluffier and those biscuits, light as air… Here’s…
mandorla
Paese che vai, usanza che trovi biscotti di mandorle ciao a tutti! oggetto del tema di oggi è biscotti ~ che delizioso, biscotto croccante vedrete nonni e bambini, inzuppare nel loro bevanda preferita … oh, I’m sorry ~ I forgot my audience is primarily English speaking! Anyway, as I was…
a soup & sandwich kind of day
Val’s Tomato Soup with Sweet Chile Sauce and Basil 2 20 oz jars of homemade tomato sauce or 3 large cans good quality crushed tomatoes 4 cloves garlic, minced 4 basil leaves, sliced in thin ribbons 1/2 bag dry (about 2 cups) Great Northern Beans, cooked 1 cup sweet chile sauce (homemade or Thai Sweet…
Good Morning!
Hope is a waking dream. Aristotle Happy Friday, friends! I hope you have a wonderful, safe weekend ~ get outside, eat good food, share a smile ~ enjoy! Fabulous Hot Cakes 2 1/4 cups unbleached flour 3/4 cup protein powder 3/4 cup unprocessed wheat bran 1/4 cup wheat germ 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt 5…
a black-eyed pea, black bean and 3 pebbles…
I know, I know ~ it sounds like a really bad joke… but this is the list of the “alien” objects in my bag of pintos this morning! Thank goodness my Momma taught me to separate and rinse! Have you checked what’s in your beans lately? =} From baked beans (ok, so not the healthiest…
val’s roasted chicken salad
“chicken delight” by artist Peg Franken This isn’t your typical “chicken salad”… you aren’t drowning it in a mayo base binder ~ it isn’t laden with jarred sweet pickles or relish ~ this chicken…
delectablediction 