In my reading about Egyptian Walking Onions I’ve discovered that people use them in three different ways. They: eat the stalks – Use them as you would green onions or scallions. eat the bulblets – This is the topknot of … Continue reading →
For health and budget reasons we try to do most of our own cooking. Last weekend we knew we were going to be out all afternoon and would come home starving. So we planned ahead to keep us from buying … Continue reading →
Later today The Man of the House is going to fire up the grill and we’re going to have some lovely hamburgers. In preparation I made a batch of hamburger buns. I used the dough setting of Zojirushi Bread Machine. Hamburger … Continue reading →
I just learned that my meat thermometer is outdated. Last year the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered the minimum internal temperature recommendation for cooked poultry (turkey, chicken, duck and goose) to 165 degrees. My thermometer says 180 degrees which is … Continue reading →
The Man of the House created this recipe. This is one of those recipes that takes you by surprise. You read the ingredients and think, “Yeah, I guess that looks OK.” Then you make it and you are so glad that … Continue reading →
During our recent hot spell, when the temperature reached an uncomfortable 96 degrees, we cooled off with Pineapple Smoothies. Pineapple Smoothies 1 cup water 3/4 cup cottage cheese 3/4 cup frozen pineapple (we took canned pineapple and put it in … Continue reading →
The other day I struck gold at the used book store. I found a copy of Peg Bracken’s The Compleat I Hate to Cook Book. It’s a compilation of three of her earlier cookbooks. I took it home and felt … Continue reading →
The Man of the House and I both work at home. We don’t belong to many groups or organizations. In short, we don’t get out much. So we’re free to dress as we please. As you can imagine, that leads to … Continue reading →
The Man of the House has family from Turkey. We enjoy hearing about life in the old country. The city names sound exotic – Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Kayseri. There are family stories about a man who owned a rug shop … Continue reading →
Monday through Friday The Man of the House and I start out the day with granola. On weekends we have what we call “Special Breakfast”. The Special Breakfast menu contains things that we’d really like to eat every day but probably … Continue reading →
