food
Fried Oysters (and Breading 101)
Around here, fried oyster dinners are aplenty. Firehouses and churches sponsor them in the months with an “r” in them. John and I used to attend them regularly with his parents. But mom and dad have moved to Delaware, and we don’t feel like waiting in line for over an hour for [...]
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 [...]
Lazy Sunday Morning
John and I played hooky from church this morning. We had breakfast at the Airport Inn (Frederick Municipal Airport) and did a lot of talking. If you haven’t eaten at the Airport Inn, you should. Just about everything we’ve had there is excellent. This morning we had the Chef’s Egg Chesapeake [...]
Sushi!
We went to the late service at Seneca Creek this morning. Once we got home I put some more mulch down and took a dip in the pool while John paid some bills. We had been planning on going out to dinner tonight but hadn’t yet decided where. I thought sushi would [...]
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, [...]
