WRITTEN ON Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 BY Meredith AND STORED IN Beans, Dinner, Mexican, Pork
ShareOne of the last lines of one of the greatest movies ever made goes a little something like this: “Remember, Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.”
Andy Dufrense writes that to his friend Red from Mexico, prompting Red to break his parole and head south [...]
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WRITTEN ON Monday, October 4th, 2010 BY Meredith AND STORED IN Beans, Chick peas, Dinner, Fish and Shellfish
ShareSince my last post I’ve done a rather large overhaul on our pantry and our fridge. So far, so good; we’ve been able to eat mostly whole foods and from scratch meals, aside from two nights when we were out (see my comment about not being too nuts about the resolution).
In my excitement (ok, mania) [...]
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WRITTEN ON Friday, August 27th, 2010 BY Meredith AND STORED IN Appetizer, Baking, Dinner, No really, what IS for lunch?, Side Dish, Tomatoes, Vegetarian
ShareThis morning started out like any other morning. Several “snooze” sessions, my best Oscar the Grouch impersonation, and a large cup of coffee. Until I looked out the window.
After several days of much needed, heavy rain, the skies over Long Island dawned clear, cool, and heart-breakingly blue. The perfect day to be out in the [...]
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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 BY Meredith AND STORED IN Beef, Dinner
ShareGuess what happens when you go away for two weeks and leave your already neglected and overgrown property to fend for itself? It gets even more neglected and overgrown. Oh, and it hates you when you get home.
The previous owners of our house had moved on two years before we bought it. During that time [...]
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WRITTEN ON Friday, May 14th, 2010 BY Meredith AND STORED IN Appetizer, Dinner, Fruit, Pork
ShareI’m in a fight with my stove. We aren’t speaking at present. The problem? The bitch is electric.
Most food people would agree that gas is great. Gas is king. Electric is for “cooks” who want easy cleanup and are afraid of fire. Not me! Not me! I love fire. I would have been queen of [...]
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WRITTEN ON Friday, March 12th, 2010 BY Meredith AND STORED IN Beef, Cheese, Dinner, Holiday, Italian, Pork
ShareMy father is not a cook. Let’s get this straight right away. He is a great many wonderful things, but as far as cooking goes, it’s toast and delivery pizza (and the toast thing is extremely rare, though he’s been doing pretty well on the grill, of late). My mother buys pre-cut Cracker Barrel cheese [...]
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WRITTEN ON Thursday, March 4th, 2010 BY Meredith AND STORED IN Chicken, Dinner, Uncategorized, Vegetables
ShareI wax poetic (maybe that’s a stretch) about New York City a lot on this blog. It truly is a dynamic and interesting place to live. But there are several things that I’ll not miss when we leave. Given that I’m feeling a little conflicted about the move to the ‘burbs, I figured I’d start [...]
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WRITTEN ON Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 BY Meredith AND STORED IN Cheese, Dinner, Holiday, Potato
ShareMy long lost friends! I have so much to tell you. Please forgive my absence, life around these parts has been a little nutty lately.
We’re moving. To the ‘burbs. I’m still in shock. The last weeks have flown by in a flurry of house inspecting, contract signing, apartment listing and finance fretting. We move in [...]
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WRITTEN ON Saturday, February 20th, 2010 BY Meredith AND STORED IN Dinner, Pasta, Pork
SharePost-President’s Day is when I start getting really antsy. For spring. For sunshine and flowers and chirping birds. For the prospect of a light sunburn. For food that isn’t quite so heavy – fresh produce and lots of grilled treats.
Then I realize that Punxsutawney Phil did in fact see his shadow (or didn’t he? I [...]
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WRITTEN ON Friday, February 12th, 2010 BY Meredith AND STORED IN Cheese, Dinner, Italian
ShareMost people are of the mindset that when the cat’s away, the mouse will play. In this apartment, the cat and the mouse actually enjoy quite a symbiotic relationship. So really all that happens when the cat is away is that the mouse eats mushrooms. And olives. In abundance.
My better half gets home tonight after [...]