The plague of the plastic containers

Tomorrow : What I don’t understand. . . APOLOGIES! Grandchild exception: My first grandchild is in town from Mainland and we’ve been hanging with “the kids” and their kid. Forgot all about blog in my happiness! Now, on to plastic containers....

Digging into the strata

Tomorrow: The plague of the plastic containers. I’m not just a foodie, I’m a cookie (one who just loves cooking). And for a cookie, can there be a greater compliment than someone chasing you down for a recipe? Cooking for volunteers at the Friends of the...

An apple-mincemeat . . . mess

Every year at holiday time, I shop the holiday ingredient remainder sales as diligently as many people shop the half-price sales for decorations, gift wrap and such. I buy up all the citron and candied orange peel I can find, because they’re my favorites, useful...

Fantastic foxy cookies . . . and more . . .

I’m always a few months in arrears on movies because, years ago, my husband and I decided we’d spend our movie money on HBO and interactive cable. We only go to the movies when one of us just…can’t…wait. Not often. So the other night, my...