cooking

A Recipe for Thanksgiving

John and I have 12 guests for Thanksgiving every year, and we occasionally have some “drop ins” too. I’ve just about got Thanksgiving down to a science; this how I do it.
November 1st
If you’re having a fresh turkey this year, place your order. (I just placed mine this morning, as a matter of [...]

Pancakes

We don’t usually eat breakfast on the weekends, but I decided to be different this morning. I made pancakes from this recipe that I found out on the internet and served them with maple syrup, whipped cream and raspberries. Yummy!
2 cups all-purpose flour, stirred or sifted before measuring
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon [...]

Yummy Lobster

Dave and Deanna took the Cessna up to New England this weekend. They brought back two live lobsters for us. I’d never cooked live lobster before, but I suppose there’s a first time for everything! I boiled them for 15 minutes and then cracked the open after letting them cool for about [...]

Do You Know What’s on Your Dinner Plate?

If you do, then you’re well ahead of me.
The “pet food scare” started with certain wet pet foods; foods that I happen to feed to my cats. By luck or divine intervention my cats didn’t get sick despite eating some of the recalled foods. When the culprit was named as contaminated wheat gluten, [...]