“So Long, Summer” Ratatouille: Queen of the Fall Garden Melange
Edited just for you in September 2019, though the pictures of little Mack are so cute that I left them alone. 🙂 Ratatouille has so many things going for it…
Read moreDay of Panic Sauteed Cherry Tomatoes in Butter & Herbs
 This is truly a Sad State of Affairs*, in my humble opinion: when certain folks I know are so busy growing produce to sell that they don’t have time to…
Read moreIt’s a twofer: Chicken Enchiladas for Company + dry enchilada sauce mix!
Gentle readers: My blog crashed right before Christmas, to my dismay, stranding me with several blog posts with Christmas themes, all ready to post! But I’m not one to let…
Read moreWondrously tasty and surprisingly addicting: Amalia’s Hot Salads!
Consider the dilemma of my adorable daughter Amalia. Due to her confounding problem of chronic daily headaches, she agreed some months ago to go on a very restrictive diet —the…
Read moreRedneck Chicken Livers with Bacon & Herbs: a recipe anybody will love . . .
(Post updated in December 2018) (. . . even your daughter who loathes liver.) But first, before we get to this delicious new recipe: a story. Because, gentle reader, I…
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