Monday Mashup of Awesomeness
In the spirit of Holiday, and Freedoms, and all around extreme coolness, I'm passing on some blogs - or books - that I've found to be amazing, wonderful, interesting, or just very, very cool. First up is Ais Portraits and her terrific post about food styling. This...
Cline Viognier 2010 and Salmon Sausages
Yes, you read that right. Salmon sausages. I'm lucky enough to live in a small town that has a butcher and a fish monger. In the same building. So when their email came out yesterday, and I saw they had salmon sausages for $5+ a pound, I gave a head's up to the...
What’s in a Recipe?
Cooking. Recipes. I used to follow them to the letter, until I had kids. Then shortcuts started happening, or I didn't have the exact ingredients, or I just thought it might taste better if... My husband is still a slave to the recipe, no matter what it may be....
Happy Birthday, Scott Cunningham!
Today would have been my brother's - um, let me count - 55th birthday, had he lived. The middle boy of Chet and Rosie Cunningham's three children, Scott was an amazing brother. Oh, who am I kidding! He was four years older than me, and as such terrorized me...
Girl’s Night Wine Tasting
My good friend Kat was kind enough to invite me to her girl's wine night a few weeks ago. Since I'd just started this feature here at the blog, I commandeered the night and suggested we each bring a bottle of red wine, under $10 of course. (The next day, I...
Summer Solstice, 2011
The solstices have always been magical for me, even before I knew what they were. "The longest day of the year." "The longest night of the year." Both were magical times in my young mind, spurred on with many, many viewings of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's...
Two Pinot Grigios under $10
Pinot Grigio if you're in Italy, or Pinot Gris if you're in France, is on an upswing in the United States. Considered the "new Chardonnay" due to it's rising popularity in the past ten years, it's an easy sipping wine that can wow both the knowledgeable and the...
PARTY ‘TIL YOUR HEELS FLY OFF: MEGA AUTHOR BLOG HOP TOUR (JUNE 13-20)
WELCOME TO DEMONS AND WITCHES AND FAERIES, OH MY! PARTY, A PART OF THE PARTY 'TIL YOUR HEELS FLY OFF: MEGA AUTHOR BLOG HOP TOUR (JUNE 13-20) TOUR RULES: 1) HAVE FUN!!! 2) INVITE ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS!!! SPREAD THE WORD!!! 3) THIS TOUR STARTS: Monday, June 13, at...
Two (fairly naked) Chardonnays
With all the fabulous vegetables ripening in the garden and the variety now available in the Farmers Markets across town, I'll continue with a couple more Chardonnays today, especially since I'm celebrating the high school graduation of my youngest son, Timothy!...
Artichokes are Silly
Artichokes are silly. What I really want to know is who was the first brave soul to try to eat one? And did they use melted butter, or ranch dressing, or hollandaise sauce for dipping, or did they just start munching away without bothering to even cook it? I caught...