I woke up today with no plan. I had nothing to do. Having nothing to do over the past few weeks is part of my routine. I am only three weeks recovered from surgery, and my doctors want me to spend six weeks ‘recovering’. This means I have to take it easy. For me, that…… Continue reading Leeks and Potatoes
Hi Readers. Let me tell you about the dinner I just had. Yesterday I bought one of my favorite books (that I’ve written about about on the blog…) Lunch In Paris by Elizabeth Bard. I read the book this past summer, but I knew it would be a book that I had to have in…… Continue reading Most Amazing Dinner For One
I will not call it chicken pot pie because it has puff pastry on top! I love puff pastry. And because of that I love pepperidge farm because they make a puff pastry and it saves me every time. So, because I did not have to worry about the pastry, I could dedicate myself to…… Continue reading Chicken Pie with Puff Pastry!
Today I spent 90 ¢ at the market. I got away with two red potatoes and a small yellow onion for under a dollar! I almost cannot believe it. I paid with change. Do I really have to deduct the 90¢ from my twenty dollar budget? I paid with change. I did not even break…… Continue reading 90 cents
I roasted a chicken, made mashed potatoes for the first time (!) and baked amazing scones… Remember how I did not go to the grocery store on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday? (and for the record the only thing I bought on Monday was 6 ounces of wild salmon – so that does not really count,…… Continue reading This weekend…
Well, the dough was amazing. I have decided that I cannot make it again because I cannot stop eating the pizza. The night I made it I had two pieces. Thankfully I had a spinach and grape tomato salad on the side: The whole wheat curst is seriously so delicious. I almost cannot stand how…… Continue reading Amazing Pizza
I read an article in this Sunday’s paper about a woman and her family who are going on a ‘spending diet’ for the month of February. They are not spending money besides paying their monthly bills, putting gas in their cars (but limiting their reliance on the cars) and so on. They are limited to…… Continue reading Dough…
Happy Sunday everyone. I don’t know about you – but I am freezing, and I’m wearing a few layers. I am pretty much ready for winter to be over. However, tomorrow they are forecasting a high of 47 degrees – gosh, that is almost 50! I am excited. The Red Sox are in Spring training…… Continue reading Sunday Strawberry and Saturday Night Pesto…
Hi there bloggies: I am recovering from surgery pretty well so far. I have watched some movies (thanks Andrew for bringing me The Social Network!I) and enjoyed having company. Last night I started reading again, which is a good sign in the recovery process. Today I hope to finish Perfect Life by Jessica Shattuck. The…… Continue reading Recovery Soup…
I let the soup cook on low for 45 minutes… While the soup was cooking I cleaned up the first part of my soup preparation. Once everything was washed and dried, I set up my mom’s food processor. (I was not about to get mine out of the attic even though I am partial to…… Continue reading Butternut Squash Soup Part 2
Sugar and Spice 