CHICKEN  KIEV

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 tablespoon minced fresh chives
½ teaspoon minced/… Read full post »

9cups Corn Chex®, Rice Chex® or Wheat Chex® cereal (or combination)

2cups bite-size pretzel twists

1cup garlic-flavor bite-size bagel chips or regular-size bagel chips, broken into 1-inch pieces

1 10 ounce can Planter’s Deluxe Mixed Nut… Read full post »

 

VERBAL REMEDY

 

So  many 

disconnected

birthdays

lost  to  us

then

November  1995

unexpectedly

your 

disembodied  voice

evoked  memories

of

that

unnatural  rending

from 

a

devastating … Read full post »

...or forcing myself to get out there...

 

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"There must be some way out of here," said the joker to the thief,
"There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth,
None of/… Read full post »

 

2 eggs
1 egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon white truffle oil
2/3 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup milk
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 pound chunk crabmeat
1 tablespoon finely chopped chives
2 teaspoons lime juice
Salt and coarsely ground black pepper, to taste
1/2 ounce… Read full post »

Boxes are lifted from their shelves

Stashed last by Santa and his elves

To safely store our Christmas bling

For precious memories that they bring

 

 My Grandguys' eyes… Read full post »

As Christmas approaches, nostalgia leads me back to my own earliest holidays. My childhood home ( my maternal grandparents’) was over a hundred years old even when my mother was a little girl. Weathered, with a tar-paper shingle exterior and plain, sturdy, sp… Read full post »

 

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup flour

1 cup dark molasses

1 tablespoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4… Read full post »

1.The gift of life

2.The gift of motherhood

3.The gifts of health and mobility 

4.The gifts of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell

5.The gifts of creativity, curiosity and… Read full post »

 

1/2  head Boston-lettuce leaves,… Read full post »

 

WHAT I DID ON MY VACATION… yadda…yadda…yadda…

Nearly everyone has, at one time or another, been bored to near distraction by a seemingly endless stream of vacation photos, accompanied by banal narrative.

I plan to spare you more of the same,… Read full post »

 

November 5, 2009

My sister, Gayle, and I meet our sister, Paula, brother, Dan, sister-in-law of 32 years, Terri, her uncle, Doug, and his partner of 28 years, Patrick, at O’ Hare, then depart for Madrid. We arrive in Spain and catch a SpanAir shuttle-flight to Barcelona.… Read full post »

Today,  I  offer  a  perfect  fall  entree' of small  delica  squash  (kabocha)  parboiled,  stuffed  with ground  pork,  rice,  fresh  green  pepper,  garlic, walnuts,&nb… Read full post »

Just a few framed works to share on a Sunday afternoon:

 GLITZ

 LACEY

 EQUIS

 LACE, PEARLS & ROSEBUDS

POTTED FERN 

 ROMA

ABIGAIL IN PINK (my niece...now age 15) Read full post »

1 cup red lentils
4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large white onion, finely diced
1 14 ounce can tomatoes, roughly chopped, juice reserved
8 ounces ditalini (small pasta tubes) or similar short pasta
6 1/2 ounces pepperoni sausage, thinly sliced

1. &/…

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4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 large portabella mushrooms, thickly sliced (4 total)
1/4 cup onions, finely chopped
1/2 cup clelery, finely chopped
1 cup crabmeat, shredded
1 cup Swiss cheese, shredded
1/3 cup parmesian che/…

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             I hope these shades of blue beautify your Monday. 

 

_{Thomas Cannon, WWI}

His name was Thomas. He was born in August, 1890, the third son, third child, of what would eventually tally to thirteen siblings. They worked a large farm in central Illinois. 

Each morning, Ma and the girls were up long before their men-folk (before the cock cr… Read full post »

  

ANNE & AGNES CASHEN circa 1902

Her name was Agnes. She was born in January,1898, the youngest of three girls. They lived contentedly and happily with their Papa and Mama on a small dirt-farm in central Illinois. During the winter of 1901, the eldest sister got very sick. Papa… Read full post »

 

McGuire-Mothership SMACKDOWN?

Dip covers chip, so you still come out on top, Mr. Stephen...

CRISPY HOMEMADE POTATO CHIPS

My secrets for uniform, non-greasy, crispy, homemade potato chips are the Japanese turning slicer, an ice-water soak before double-frying and a thorough draining bef… Read full post »