by CJ | Dec 31, 2014 | Journal
We’re headed for a dietary fling before we (in January) get back to the straight and narrow—a last little indulgence in things sugary and carbaceous…we’ll shiver a little of it off. High today is 20, low tonight is 7, and we are going to be...
by CJ | Dec 31, 2014 | Journal
We’re headed for a dietary fling before we (in January) get back to the straight and narrow—a last little indulgence in things sugary and carbaceous…we’ll shiver a little of it off. High today is 20, low tonight is 7, and we are going to be...
by CJ | Dec 29, 2014 | Journal
I haven’t made actual baked mac and cheese in, well, forever, because it seems so small a thing to heat the big oven for. But last night, yes: our family recipe: large elbow macaroni, boiled done, and colby cheese cut in small cubes. Pepper. A little salt, not...
by CJ | Dec 28, 2014 | Journal
So thank you very much!
by CJ | Dec 27, 2014 | Journal
This morning was snowing dust, fine, fine stuff. Now it’s worked up to mid-sized flakes. It’s so nice to have the snow. Along with it will come one day of ‘blowing snow’ and 3 degree temperatures…but still, I got that wonderful...
by CJ | Dec 26, 2014 | Journal
We live on an arterial, a major road. And just as we’d gotten all dressed to go, a woman ran out of gas, on a low tire, right at our driveway. So we got her tucked into our driveway (with the help of two guys on the street) and gave her a place to put her car,...
by CJ | Dec 24, 2014 | Journal
Ask Jane the gruesome details. A years-long project. Within two scenes of finished. Two days before Christmas. The computer had failed before. Repaired. Then Carbonite failed. Still not working right—won’t restore. Then the battery fell out of contact in...
by CJ | Dec 22, 2014 | Journal
Crockpot cooking is real strange…tastes as if it’s not going to blend, and then does. I’ve often used Middle Eastern spicing (cinnamon, clove, cumin, allspice) with meats because we don’t get on with onion, but it’s been so long since...
by CJ | Dec 21, 2014 | Journal
We’re cooking the sauce that will let us assemble a nice lasagna in 30 minutes come Christmas Day. Today is the day I cook spaghetti sauce. Because I’m having a nice Christmas dinner, but I’m not spending the day cooking, eh? The sauce: 2-3 lbs of...
by CJ | Dec 21, 2014 | Journal
We’re cooking the sauce that will let us assemble a nice lasagna in 30 minutes come Christmas Day. Today is the day I cook spaghetti sauce. Because I’m having a nice Christmas dinner, but I’m not spending the day cooking, eh? The sauce: 2-3 lbs of...
by CJ | Dec 18, 2014 | Journal
Jane has a shopping trip to do. Tomorrow is MY day to shop. And I’ll get my glasses. We’re not doing that much for Christmas—but we do have to shop. I can’t believe I’ve asked for socks. That was the dreadfulest gift when I was a kid,...
by CJ | Dec 18, 2014 | Journal
Jane has a shopping trip to do. Tomorrow is MY day to shop. And I’ll get my glasses. We’re not doing that much for Christmas—but we do have to shop. I can’t believe I’ve asked for socks. That was the dreadfulest gift when I was a kid,...
