Category Archives: rhode island

in honor of winter…

Posted on February 20, 2015 by is there any more pie?

…I bring you Banjo Man’s Balls.Make all the jokes you want.  This is gourmet stuff, folks. They work. Do you know what they are, without Googling it???? Want to guess? Want to brighten up my dreary winter and leave a … Continue reading →

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the answer to the worst winter weather ever

Posted on February 18, 2015 by is there any more pie?

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carbs and cabin fever

Posted on February 17, 2015 by is there any more pie?

Let’s talk about cabin fever.  The definition?  From Webster’s:  “a condition of increased anxiety, tension, boredom, etc. caused by living for some time in a confined space or an isolated area, esp. in winter.” New England is experiencing one of … Continue reading →

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the easiest white bean soup in the snowy, windy universe

Posted on February 15, 2015 by is there any more pie?

I’ve been making this a lot lately, mostly because I can’t think of anything interesting to cook this winter. And also because it’s easy.  And because it makes Banjo Man happy, especially if he has a loaf of special bread … Continue reading →

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over before it started

Posted on February 14, 2015 by is there any more pie?

No one is coming up these stairs tonight. Sigh. Foiled by winter again.  A blizzard is coming at midnight.  It has been snowing all afternoon, but according to the weathermen that’s just a warm up to the real show that’s … Continue reading →

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cooking up a storm

Posted on February 14, 2015 by is there any more pie?

Sarge is coming this weekend.  I hope.  Banjo Man has a snow shovel with Sarge’s name on it. My mother, my daughter and my son-in-law are coming for dinner and Mexican Train Dominoes Saturday night.  We’re having a Mexican Family … Continue reading →

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if it’s monday…

Posted on February 9, 2015 by is there any more pie?

If it’s Monday we must be in the middle of another snowstorm. Such is winter. We have an informal dinner group with three other couples here in Rhode Island.  We get together every two months or so (remember the Scotch … Continue reading →

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a good reason to stay home

Posted on February 2, 2015 by is there any more pie?

This is happening now.This is happening this evening.  Wind chill will be -8. This is happening at 8 PM tonight. This is becoming a Monday night tradition:  snow, tequila and reality television. We do what we have to do.  

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banana blueberry muffin top muffins

Posted on February 2, 2015 by is there any more pie?

Banjo Man gave me a “muffin top” baking pan for Christmas.  Having had so much success buying oddly shaped baking pans for my birthday, he thought he’d continue the roll he was on. I haven’t felt like cooking or baking … Continue reading →

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black list and other things

Posted on January 29, 2015 by is there any more pie?

Banjo Man and I are watching Season 1 on Netflix.  We have one episode left.  Banjo Man loved it from the first episode, but I thought it was too graphic, too gory.  But since the plot lines have focused on … Continue reading →

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