The other evening I created a very tasty dessert (Dan and I don’t usually have dessert). I wanted it to be a treat but still reasonably healthy. Here’s what I put together: •Pistachio...
Category - Food & Drink
Pringle Free Diet
Reading Dan’s posting about my breakfast and our interest in eating healthier foods makes me realise just how much our diet has changed in the past 12 months. We have transitioned...
iPhoto Moments
John and I frequently take photos with our iPhones and send them to each other via text messaging. We find it’s a great way to share a moment, an observation, or something of...
Free Of Corn Syrup
Siobhan has been scrutinizing the labels on our pots of jams and preserves. She is in search of corn syrup. Fortunately she didn’t find any. That’s because I too am always on...
Purslane
Today’s bounty from the allotment consisted of tomatoes, green pepper, basil and purslane. Until a few weeks ago I had not heard of purslane. I was helping our friend Miko load...
Pick Your Own
The term blackberrying refers to the picking of blackberries and, in my mind, usually from a hedge. It is something I did as a kid growing up in England, and the term is often used there...
The Bride’s Deviled Eggs
We first experienced Carol’s Deviled Eggs in Central Park. John and I were very impressed that Carol was filling eggs to order at our picnic. Today I got to enjoy some more of...
Raw Food
Suzanne came over for coffee and a catch up yesterday morning. At some point I mentioned that I am trying to work more raw food into my diet (I am interested in the associated health...
A Spicy Moroccan
Dan and I enjoyed celebrating the finished roofs yesterday evening at our camp. We stayed outside until it was dark. As daylight faded Dan spotted the first lightning bug of the...
Moroccan Mint Tea
Almost everyone I encounter at the allotment points out that I have a lot of mint… and they think it will take over my plot. I think I have the situation under control. I pull up a...