Holiday commerce seems to oozing into to every nook and cranny of our lives--to include encroaching on a holiday. As if Black Friday were not enough, we have to co-op 6 p.m. - midnight on Thanksgiving. Sacrilege!
I appreciated seeing the ads from Marshall's, Homegoods, and TJ Maxx bowing...
November 28, 2015
November 24, 2015
Kitchen Quick Thoughts: Handy Things in Your Kitchen

Here's a few things to consider for your kitchen outside of the 'mandatory' things. These are quick thoughts--not meant to be comprehensive, or even fully thought out.
Silicone Mitts -- ...
November 22, 2015
Tick Tock!

I'm on my 3rd sinus infection in as many months...a record for me. I went to Patient First. I'm the TG cook, and I can't let this get ahead of me. The doctor said that the pollen,...
November 22, 2015
Dolma
About two weekends ago I made some dolma (meat stuffed cabbage). I see from my blog that about a year ago I made some, and I was "Meh!" for the recipe. Gosh, I don't even remember making it. It was that unimpressive! But.....I did some recipe scouring (a/k/a recipe immersion where...
November 20, 2015
Milk Fat Product Matrix Spreadsheet

From the USDA Data base, the following are the percentages of milkfat in various products.
Why, you might ask, is this important? Well as we move into frenzied cooking season and our time...