Well, it's been a few days since the last update (again). Apparently it has also been a few days since I read through my friends list as well. I made a couple attempts to reply to some posts and have yet again been foiled in my efforts by the wonderful LJ gods so to all on my friends lists, I am not ignoring you, I am simply having trouble replying ( Read more... )

I know... I have been very bad about doing this on a daily basis. Been a bit busy between the job and the garden and assorted other household chores so I have been on the computer very little.

Anyway... Today's Culinary Tidbits are brought to you by the letter "Z"

Today's Culinary Lingo

Zuppa Inglese
[ZOO-puh ihn-GLAY-zay]
Literally translated ( Read more... )

Yes, I know it has been over a week or so since the last edition of the Culinary Tidbits but I have been busy with the new job and all. Hopefully I'll be doing this on a daily basis ( Read more... )

Well, I have completed week one of my new job. It was a short week, since I started on Wednesday so only got 4 days in, but it seems to have gone fairly well. Over the past 4 or 5 years that Dan and I have been in Pittsburgh, I have managed to go through several jobs, this being the 4th full time position. There have been a few part time jobs that ( Read more... )

Today's Culinary Lingo

kedgeree; kegeree
[kehj-uh-REE; KEHJ-uh-ree]
A spiced East Indian dish of rice, lentils and onions, Anglicized in the 18th century when the English added flaked smoked fish, hard-cooked eggs and a rich cream sauce. Kedgeree is a popular English breakfast dish.

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Today's Culinary Lingo

Horchata
[hor-CHAH-tah]
Extremely popular in Spain and Mexico, horchatas are drinks made by steeping nuts, grains or CHUFA in water. They're usually lightly sweetened with sugar and sometimes spiced with cinnamon. Horchatas are generally served cold or at room temperature. They come in a wide variety of flavors. Horchata de ( Read more... )

I have decided to attempt to post some culinary tidbits in here on a regular basis. These can take the form of culinary terms, recipes, nutrition or other such things related to food. Some of these tidbits will come from reference materials, magazines, cookbooks or may just come from one of my own recipes. If I use something that I have taken from ( Read more... )

Last week, my neighbor, whose husband passed away just after Thanksgiving, went to Mexico with most of her children and grandchildren. Before she left, she had asked me if I could trim her hedges and to make sure to water her plants and garden while she was away. Every year since we have lived here, either Dan or I would just do that anyway as well ( Read more... )

Has it really been 7 months since my last update ( Read more... )

It's been quite a while since I've updated this thing... A lot has been happening lately and the stomach trouble I was having a few months ago is still bothering me so not much to say on that ( Read more... )