Good Eats

I should mention the great dinner we ate last night. Last Saturday, at the Farmers Market, we saw some good looking mushrooms for sale. Afte...

Speaking of rebuilding, as I was… the blood bank recommends various foods to help rebuild the iron loss suffered when donating whole blood a...

I just made a nice dinner from leftovers. I had half a bag of TJ's Potato Medley , a little more than half of a cooked chicken breast, a...

Who is 'Art'? I'm still doing the usual gourd art but I want to branch out and do something a little more exciting. I saw some g...

Works in progress...

I'm still busily engaged in gourd art…my escape from painful reality and an outlet for some pent up creativity. I do have 3 blank canvas...

A new one... A different view of the new one A work in progress Another one I'm working on An old one...take a shriveled and useless gou...

Not the best images... I've been busy. The creative side of my brain has me out in my 'studio' as much as possible. I can only s...

Where I work...I have a large mirror as a work surface. It's easy to clean and I think it adds light to the area The camera is unforgivi...

I'm continuing with the gourds and finished one more today... And here is one I'm still playing with. I've discovered that if yo...

I was supposed to make this my eating, reading and art blog...or craft blog if you please. I have left it alone for too long. So here's ...

As you know, I'm always ready to mention Trader Joe's. And one of the good things I have found there recently is the Peruvian Style ...

Dean Koontz. I don't know why but I never read much of his work before. Then I read 3 of his books featuring the character, Odd Thomas. ...

I haven't mentioned food or any recipes lately so here goes… I made a quick dinner the other night by cooking a package of Trader Joe...

It's been awhile since I last mentioned making spaghetti sauce and since I had enough tomatoes on the counter to make one batch, I thoug...

The blog » The Omnivore’s Hundred : Omnivore’s Hundred: 1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions. 2) B...

Mt. Everest in an Age of Greed I’ve been reading ‘High Crimes’ and found it to be fascinating. And a terrible commentary on human beh...

Ursula, Under, by Ingrid Hill It's a great book and the author is incredible. Twelve children, including two sets of twins! How does sh...

Speaking of ugly… as I was on another blog; we saw the movie The Wicker Man last night. When, during the opening credits, I saw that more...

I haven’t posted here in awhile, but after making dinner last night, I thought I would share a recipe. A Trader Joe recipe and a variation...

Since I started experiencing this pain of mine; two months ago? I’ve been spending a lot of time in my favorite chair. So I read. It’s crazy...

That One Day You'll Be Dead... by David Shields A very different book. But I like it. I'm almost through with it and though it som...

A Chicken Soup Recipe Yes, it does sound pretty good. Certainly worth a try. Now, will I find any parsnips?

Bakery and Soup Shop Yes, it is located on the Planet Orland and right downtown. To the north of the old theater. We stopped for breakfast t...

I had a great chocolate chip/oatmeal cookie the other day while I was nibbling my way around my Middle daughter's kitchen . (I love doin...

It wasn’t long ago that I reported that I had failed in my attempt to win the Golden Ladle at the Federated Soup Cook-Off. My Sweet Potato S...

Here's a review of the restaurant we chose to eat in last night. Pat N’ Larry ’s Steak House in Willows. Now Willows isn’t on the Plane...

Desserts - You may not want to hang around this page for long...far too enticing!

The Original - Just a stone's throw from Union Station in Los Angeles and right at the edge of Chinatown. Good memories of eating lunch ...

I was working on the new storage shed at the Plant Barn the other day when Denise asked if I would like a little snack that Maria had fixed....

From Chickens in the Road No, I haven't tried it yet...but I will! Just give me a few days to get the leftovers out of the refrigerator.

in the Road More recipes! (Like I need them...)

The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake. Ever. How did I get here? What am I doing? Seriously; I'm thinking of making this cake. I must be out of ...

1942 Shorpy A tricky question...what's the average weight of the individuals in this crowd? Is this an early meeting of Weight Watchers...

I thought I would get a head start on the movies and order a current one, one that hasn't been out that long, so I ordered 3:10 to Yuma....

Cooks! What a great blog...I look every day at my RSS feeds, hoping that I will see a new one from her. And today I was rewarded. I don'...

Well, it wasn’t mine. The Soup Simmer-Off at the Federated church attracted about 13; or was it 14 contestants? And my Sweet Potato Surprise...

No, I haven't stopped reading. I just haven't found much worthy of posting any comments about. Mysteries and thrillers, thrillers an...

Here's the meatloaf ; a few days later. It slices perfectly!

Laurae had to make dessert yesterday for the Merry Martha’s gathering at the church and she chose a recipe from deep within her archives. Th...

When I decide to make a meatloaf I never remember to get the camera. I should have as it was quite photogenic. And...my meatloaf recipes are...

Well, I did it and it was good...way good. But, if I were to take pictures, mine wouldn't look as good as the originals. And the spices ...

The Year of the Pot Roast Oh, man! I have to go to the store... now!

a side of Volcanoes ! I was Google'ing for some images of Crystal Hot Sauce and ran across this image. Whoa! Made me wonder? How do you...

I made a pretty good dinner last night. I started with a pot large enough to handle the ingredients; a quart of beef stock, a cup of baby ca...

The Bestiary I just finished this. Yes, it's a great read. If you love complex and rich language, this is one for you.

I forgot to mention that I was reading the book, Charlie Siringo’s West: An Interpretive Biography . I finished it last night; a most fasci...