Category Archives: food

the road to bacon

“What do you want to do for Mother’s Day?” Well, Banjo Man, I want to eat bacon.  I want to go out to breakfast and eat bacon. “Okay.”  Banjo Man resisted telling me the evil damage that fried pork products could do … Continue reading

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no, it’s not a planter

My French Friend Janou and I went out to breakfast.  We needed to indulge in protein and coffee before hitting every consignment and thrift shop in town.  Last year we ate in a lovely restaurant overlooking a golf course. Very … Continue reading

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the answer

No more messy ovens. Here’s one on  ebay.

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mysterious mushrooms

People are talking about mushrooms right now.  About hunting for them, finding them, identifying them, keeping their locations secret, cooking with them, drying them…you get the idea. Look closely at this photo.   Do you see the plate of mushrooms there? … Continue reading

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OMG, I went to Subway!

It is not easy being a vegetarian. While resting my head against the sink at the hairdresser (who knew it was going to be this complicated to go gray??) I fantasized about eating a sandwich. Yeah.  A sandwich.  With bread. … Continue reading

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fire pit

Coconut Green Curry Lentils With Spinach. Otherwise known as fire pit. For over two weeks I’ve experimented daily–yes, daily–with beans and lentils recipes in the crockpots. Honest to God, I thought it was going to be easy. This was my … Continue reading

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eavesdropping

Overheard in the grocery store this afternoon: Little girl to her mother, “I’ll be very, very good for the rest of the day if I could just have five notebooks!” I’d love to know what she needed five notebooks for.   … Continue reading

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down a new road

Banjo Man is on a new eating program.  No meat.  No dairy.  He has lost 10 pounds in 4 weeks (because he’s a man) and would be very glad to tell you all about it, except he is buried under … Continue reading

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rodeo food

What I ate at the Austin rodeo: What I didn’t eat at the Austin rodeo: Maybe a Pot Roast Sundae would be better for supper and not lunch.Really, if you’ve ever had a bacon sundae now is the time to confess.  Or … Continue reading

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sunday dinner in texas

One of the “real people”,  son number one.

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