Category Archives: food

hurray! company!

My friend Ruth likes scotch.  We met about 10 years ago when I volunteered to help with the local Animal Rescue League and she was about to become the director of the shelter.  For three years in a row we … Continue reading

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stink bug chicken recipe

Sounds appetizing, doesn’t it. We call it that because one evening in Idaho, when our friends Barbara (also known as “Grandma Om”) and Om stayed for a typically chaotic family dinner, a stink bug dropped from the chandelier and plopped in … Continue reading

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the big chill

I have been asked to show a picture of my freezer. Today is the start of the “second summer”, when loved ones come back again.  Banjo Man returns, as does my lap-steel-guitar-playing brother-in-law.  As does Son #2, the one who likes to fish.  … Continue reading

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because…

because i was making these… i almost missed this. note to self:  must remember to look out the window when baking 

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asparagus appetizer

Here’s the promised link to the asparagus appetizer I made for the party.  There were quite a few requests for the recipe, and I don’t think the gals believed me when I said how easy it was to make. http://whatsgabycooking.com/skinny-asparagus-and-gruyere-tart/Continue reading

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