Call me odd, but I actually enjoy peaking into the fridge or pantry then creating a meal with what I find. Granted, using a bit of this and that is easier when cooking for one, but along the way I’ve managed to create some, I think, inspired dishes that are worth scaling up to feed more than just my growling tummy. This morning was one … Continue reading …let’s eat
I have been looking for the perfect lipstick for nearly 40 years. It has been a frustrating and till now, fruitless quest. Each tube purchased, and I’ve bought many, is too bright, too pale, too orange, too blue, too dry, or too sticky. I’ve come close a couple times but have never found The One. Until now. Athletic footie socks have presented a similar challenge. … Continue reading …lipstick and socks
From a distance some birds look the same. Small, brown, feathers, beaks. Nothing to distinguish one from another. But look closely and it is a different story. Small is not a singular size, it’s a range. Brown is not one color, it’s a rainbow. Feathers are not all alike, their texture and density change with age. Beaks are specialized to the type of food their … Continue reading …look closely
Our child is back at college so the nest is empty again after nearly 6 months of Covid Quarantine. To keep my mind and heart distracted, I decided to create lunch from the Saturday morning farm stand haul. Here for your tastebuds’ enjoyment is what I am calling – Summer Chowder 32 ounces chicken stock – homemade or prepared 2 cups of water 2-3 ears … Continue reading …distracted cooking
I’ve been traveling down gastronomic memory lane as I try to get out of the cooking rut I currently find myself in. Years ago I worked down the street from a tiny Italian carry out that has long since closed. In hot weather, my favorite dish was their marinated steak salad. Tender, medium rare flank steak with peppers and onions swimming in a delicate fresh … Continue reading …tasting the past
This is not a post about craving alcohol, thankfully I’ve been doing that less and less lately. No, this is a post about food cravings. The kind that come out of the blue and that you must feed or they will haunt you till you do. You may already know the ‘technique’ I came up with to quell this craving, I can hardly call it … Continue reading …cravings
My mother loved bees. She loved them long before it was on trend to do so. She was always ahead of her time. If you’ve been reading Tidbits for a while, you know my mom died 11 years ago and while she is not physically present, her spirit is with me always. Yesterday, I said a final goodbye to my parents’ home of 35 years. … Continue reading …bee happy
Bending over I snip off another flower head and drop it into the bucket. Brown decaying and lifeless, these are destined for the compost pile not a vase on my dining table. Deadheading is to remove dead flower heads to encourage further blooming For days, to be honest weeks, I’ve ignored the once vibrant pink geraniums planted so carefully in the end of May. … Continue reading …deadheading
A question from a sobriety coach has been ringing in my head for the last 24 hours – what’s One Thing you can do for yourself? I’ve come to realize that drinking alone at night had become something I “did for myself”. My mind had twisted a destructive act into a treat, a gift to me that no one could take away. Truth is, it’s … Continue reading …just one thing
I walk along the sidewalk, alone, hoping not to cross paths with anyone for fear of catching It. Alone is how I live now. Alone in my home. Alone in my mind. Even when blessed by family under the same roof, I feel alone. In some ways this isn’t new. This feeling of being alone, but somehow it is now more acute than before. I … Continue reading I think about you often….
