The “What I’ve done” game
I got this one from Susan and Kim (thanks). The things I have done are in BOLD. 1. Started my own blog (duh) 2. Slept under the stars 3. Played in a band only if tap dancing with a band … Continue reading →
Slow Soupers and Holiday Kick Off
Today is the first day of the rest of my vacation! Fantastic! The weekend started out just great with Kathryn and her visiting boyfriend, Dom, rolling out the pasta dough. They were all smiles the whole weekend. The soup for … Continue reading →
Slow Soupers–Italian Wedding Soup
I’ve been a bad blogger but I plan to redeem myself starting with the soup of this week. Here’s my pot of soup cooking away. I loved throwing in the arugula because we have a garden full of it and … Continue reading →
Sunday Soupers #2
Today’s soup recipe, offered by Jerry, was a big success. My husband loved eating it and I loved making it! The recipe uses a technique I had never been aware of before. You “dry roast” frozen corn kernels until they … Continue reading →
Sunday Soupers #1
Here is the first of many soups for he Slow Travel Sunday Soup Group. This is porcini chestnut soup. It would be perfect for a soup course for Thanksgiving; it’s light and has delicate flavors. The chardonnay we drank with … Continue reading →
Photo Hunt–“Reflection”
This is a totally literal interpretation of the “hunt” topic. Maybe it’s not the greatest photo in the world but I really love it because of the reflection. See the couple holding hands? They are our friends and fellow travelers, … Continue reading →
Dinner Results
Dedicated to Brad. The garlic shrimp pasta from Cooks Illustrated was a definite keeper. If you get the magazine, you will notice it asks for 5 cloves of garlic, which when I put them through my Zyliss press, only gave … Continue reading →
Photo Hunt–“Ruin”
Well, this was a very easy Photo Hunt for me. I was really fascinated by the Roman ruins in Gubbio. We enjoyed the museum there as well as the beautiful theater ruin with wildflowers and weeds growing all around it. … Continue reading →
This is it!
What a huge day. We are pretty much glued to the news. I watched Oprah’s “get out the vote” show and it was really moving. At school, we let the kids vote on which snack they would eat. Grapes won! … Continue reading →
Photo Hunt–Blue
While it was SO tempting to take a political point of view, I decided to go with this: This image is from the little market in Nizza Monferrato. I took the train there with Susan on day and we both … Continue reading →