When my Husband and I cook together, he’s always asking me things such as how many tablespoons in a 1/2 cup or how much does 2 Tablespoons weigh. Here are the ones we use all the time. Having and using a scale is VERY helpful, especially when measuring butter. I really hate trying to measure […]
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Escape Hatch
“A Change Is Gonna Come.” Aah! Nothing like listening to a little Otis Redding! Some of us of “boomers”, you know the group, where 60 is the new 40, are on a mission; that’s to create the next chapter of our lives. We’ve watched our parents’ age and here’s a little secret, while they were […]
Cooking Makes Me Happy
Does cooking make you happy too? An “epicurean” is defined as someone devoted to the pursuit of sensual pleasure, especially the enjoyment of good food and comfort. I’m all for that! Talking about food, creating menus, sharing recipes…it just goes on and on. It’s exciting to try experimenting with something new. We have access to so […]
Our Mentors
Thank goodness for PBS and their T.V. cooking shows in the ‘70’s, 80’s and ‘90’s. What would I have done without them! Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, Pierre Franey “first you take the chicken”, Anne Willan, Keith Floyd (for his infectious joy of food and sense of the ridiculous), Lorenza di Medici and Lidia Bastianich to name a […]