Hello, dear readers, Way back in 2009 I did a quite thorough post about bags, meaning the ones we carry to the market or to stores to bring our purchases home in, so as to be very responsible in helping to reduce plastic bags and paper bags use. At that time I was not in [...]
Posted on May 7th, 2013 by Kathryn
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Well, dear friends, I have taken the step over the threshold into my 8th decade on planet Earth! If I lead you to think I am blithely announcing this, I would be lying. I thought about it. However if the Pope can be known to the world as now 76 I can be known as [...]
Posted on March 21st, 2013 by Kathryn
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Yesterday many of us enjoyed, thanks to cable television, the opportunity to watch the second inauguration of President Obama, which included the inaugural parade–and the inaugural luncheon! Below I have posted the entire menu, happily made available to the public, plus recipes for two featured items on the delicious menu, the New England Clam Chowder [...]
Posted on January 22nd, 2013 by Kathryn
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As any mom of grown children will tell you, it tugs at our heartstrings when the phone rings and you are asked for an old family recipe. This happened to me shortly after the New Year when Antonia called and asked for the recipe for frittata. No problem. Dug into a box I have full [...]
Posted on January 12th, 2013 by Kathryn
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Yesterday my old friend Rainbow posted a link to a post from Carry Out Kindness on Facebook, highlighting a wonderful New Year’s practice which inspired me immediately, so I wanted to pass it all along to you on this first day of 2013, as you will want to get started right away! I did! As [...]
Posted on January 1st, 2013 by Kathryn
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Antonia gives Santa a Christmas kiss! Santa is, indeed, comin’ to town, dearest readers! And soon! These are the precious days of preparation when we open boxes and pull out the treasures we turn to year after year, blessed with the cherished task of creating a memorable Christmas for the loved ones in our family. [...]
Posted on December 19th, 2012 by Kathryn
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Several weeks ago, just before Christmas, I was delighted when a kindly neighbor showed up at my door bearing a gift of a goodly amount of persimmons in a bag. I LOVE persimmons, so this was quite a treat! However, fortunately or unfortunately, they were all simultaneously fully ripened. Perplexed, I decided to risk freezing [...]
Posted on January 16th, 2012 by Kathryn
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Each end of year holiday season it is my practice to hope for and find a rose that I might bring into the house and share as part of my celebration. There is always one and I treasure and cherish it and give it thanks for remaining at this most special time of the year. [...]
Posted on December 31st, 2011 by Kathryn
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Yes, yes, you are right. That is Julia Child. As I, like many American women I am certain, immediately went out and ordered her two volume cookbooks after viewing the highly successful “Julia and Julia”. And there they sat, basically, collecting dust. Until now. For I am on the quest to make the perfect tiramisu [...]
Posted on December 4th, 2011 by Kathryn
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rice and beans: basic When Antonia turned five we moved to Europe. After exploring avenues in France we settled on Holland, where we felt more at home. One reason we felt at home was due to our connections with a vegetarian restaurant called The Garden, which was well located on the Museumplein in the heart [...]
Posted on September 27th, 2011 by Kathryn
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