Category Archives: Food

Wabbit season

Duck season! Football season! Yay! About damn time. College kicked off last night and continues through the weekend, the NFL begins next week, and soon we will be awash in games. I watched – or, rather, listened while helping paint … Continue reading

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Going around the bend

Tomorrow, another visit with the oncologist to see what the results of the testing say – hopefully, there will be results and this won’t be another trip into town for nothing. Today, though: planning. Planning for next season and next … Continue reading

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De-stapling

Yesterday was the visit with the oncologist to go over the pathology report and to decide on what course we should take now that I’ve been fileted and stitched back together. One out of two isn’t bad. The pathology report … Continue reading

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Why, why, why?

Why must people be so freaking rude? Let’s assume some things here: let’s assume you’ve been a client for quite some time, that you know how we operate, that every single issue you’ve ever raised has been addressed, and that … Continue reading

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Breathe deeply

I am certain that my half dozen faithful readers are wondering what cliff I fell off, given my complete lack of maintenance here on ye olde blog front. What, they ask, is she doing? Lolling around, eating bonbons, instead of … Continue reading

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What you missed

If you were not here for the big bash, you not only missed the pleasure of my company – what’s not to love about the cook, after all? – but you also missed out on on a good time and … Continue reading

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Something’s fishy

But not in a bad way. Allow me to explain. Over the Memorial Day weekend, we held a bash that (quite naturally) included a great deal of food. More on that later. A portion of that was some fish we … Continue reading

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How you bean?

Just fine, thanks. Snap (green) beans, lima beans (ugh), and a test round of shelling peas. The latter are unlikely to make it, as today was yet another 90+ degree day., and the trend looks to be continuing through the … Continue reading

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Visualizing whirled peas

I pulled the peas today – both the sugar snaps and the snow peas. It’s difficult to pull up plants that you’ve fed and watered and looked after and babied for months, but you do have to know when it … Continue reading

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Blast from the past

Since my life is so utterly interesting between work and….work, I figured a bit of catching up is in order. The summer brought us harvests of all sorts of things. The weather played havoc with everything, as it was an … Continue reading

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