Do you know what it is like to want to share with someone and know you cannot? I was sitting here last night, in the yard with a citronella candle burning to keep the bugs away, thinking about my life. My mind quickly moved to those with whom I would love to share just how… Continue reading Sharing
I posted this at Cupid.com today. Okay, so I admit my main blog is at wordpress. I blog almost daily – well, it averages out to almost daily. Take today for instance, I wrote out long hand several entries as I sat outside. I will get them online tomorrow. What is it a person looks… Continue reading Seldom Just an Entry on Cupid.com
I know. I am on a huge cabbage kick. That is because it is cabbage time here in upstate New York. Last Saturday, I picked up a delicious red cabbage at the farmer’s market. Here is tonight’s dinner. 1/4 cup(s) extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoon(s) extra-virgin olive oil 2 medium red onions, very thinly sliced… Continue reading Linguine with Red Cabbage
As I went out on the screened in porch this morning to put something in a recycling bin, I saw today’s USA Today. I am really, truly loving the morning delivery as I am more likely to pick it up and read it than to read it when it came in the post in the… Continue reading Bicycle Safety
There is nothing I love more than veggies straight from the garden. Because of that, I am going to be featuring some of my favorite recipes to use these veggies. Balsamic Green Bean Salad 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed 2 tablespoons chopped shallots 2 tablespoons chopped garlic ¼ cup balsamic vinegar ¼ cup olive… Continue reading Fresh Green Beans
I truly believe that the sense of touch is one of the least used and least appreciated sense. We eat to live and so use our sense of taste daily. For most of us, we use our sense of sight to live and be comfortable in our surroundings. The sense of smell goes with sight… Continue reading Cuddling
Yesterday, while at the Ithaca Farmer’s Market, I bought a beautiful head of purple cabbage. I bought it for a cold salad in my mind but then remembered these two recipes. Thought I would share. Curried Cabbage 1 large onion – finely chopped 6 tablespoons oil 1 large tomato, sliced 2 teaspoons ground cumin ½… Continue reading Cabbage
The lake was still ten to fifteen miles away, yet the sight of it stopped me. I pulled in a parking area. The enteire lake is not visible from here but enough is to cause me to pause. You can see the deep spots from here – the various darker hues of blue. The surface… Continue reading The Lake
The storm warning had occurred as I stood at the grill. While I do have a weather radio, it is seldom on so I rely pm the computer to tell me of impending weather. As I walked in the house to get a platter for the grilled goodies, Dan yelled from the living room. There… Continue reading Storm Rolling In
In the two year primary and general election season that was the 2008 presidential election, health care was a hot topic. Then, the economy started to tank and people were talking less about health care but the health care industry was still a mess. Tonight, President Obama took his health insurance reform to the American… Continue reading Health Care Reform and President Obama
