I’m extra lucky to include Angela among my friends—extra lucky because not only is she a reliable friend, but she also lives within a short walk and she’s a wonderful cook who enjoys sharing her cooking talents. She watches for interesting recipes in magazines, newspapers, packaging, and then, unlike me, she actually uses them. Angela’s [...]
Entries Tagged as 'recipes'
Here’s one of a million meatball recipes
April 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments · local food, recipes
The recent funeral-induced collection of family gatherings included a dinner of spaghetti and meatballs at my Lawrence sister’s house. One sister brought salad, I brought meatballs and sauce, Lawrence sister boiled water (and she says she can’t cook) and heated the garlic bread her husband prepared, and distant sister brought Apples to Apples to play [...]
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Eat your broccoli and be young, and here are some ideas for how
March 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Healthy eating, Research, recipes
Never mind what certain politicians say, broccoli is the it vegetable, as far as I’m concerned. And now, more than ever, I have science to back me up. Scientists at the University of California-Los Angeles has published a study that suggests that broccoli restores immune function. From the UCLA press release: [A substance in broccoli] [...]
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Homemade pizza a winner
February 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Food preparation, recipes
Yesterday’s cooking event, happily, was making something new (although I think I’m inoculated against all kinds of food-borne bacteria after surviving my leftover leftovers), namely cheese pizza. “Homemade pizza,” per my nephew’s request. Yes, 2008 is year two of the great cook-with-the-kid-kin experiment in gift-giving. And this year, my nephew requested homemade pizza. I don’t [...]
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Baking warms, scents winter interior
February 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments · recipes
I think I’ve reached the acceptance phase of my winter grief, after awakening this morning to 4 inches of new snow on the ground. I put on my boots and walked the dog, arriving home thoroughly soaked after our usual 1 mile trek. The precipitation is coming down as slush. I put on dry pants [...]
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