This is week eight of the SlowTrav Sunday Small Bites challenge. And it was my week to choose the featured ingredient. When I picked pumpkin, I was thinking that I’d like to do something with a Native American flavor. And … Continue reading →
While in Scotland this summer, I became obsessed with Ginger Beer. I drank one almost every day. And the most common brand in supermarkets and convience stores was the canned Idris Fiery Ginger Beer. When we came home, I immediately … Continue reading →
Notice to all my Facebook connections: This is *Un-friend Deborah Week. If for whatever reason you would like to eliminate me from your feed, this is your chance for a free pass. I’ll be totally cool with it. Won’t hurt … Continue reading →
This week just plain got on my nerves! Sheri picked Pecans. Sounds easy right? But not so when you are trying to make up your own original recipes AND you want to do only appetizers! Who knew that pecans could … Continue reading →
About three or four months ago, I received an ARC of a new book that would be coming out in October — Double Take: A Memoir by Kevin Connolly. As the CRM of a Barnes & Noble Bookseller, I get … Continue reading →
As I promised, here are a couple of videos we took while at the Old Man of Hoy. You will want to have your sound on to get the full effect. This first video was taken with me standing at … Continue reading →
On Orkney’s south island of Hoy (the word means ‘high’ in the old Norse language) stands “The Old Man of Hoy”. The Old Man is the Orkney Islands most famous seastack. It’s really not so old in the grand scheme … Continue reading →
This week’s recipe was a hard one to decide on. Marcia chose the ingredient Smoked Salmon — which I adore. But, I’m a purist. I love it all by itself with just a bit of dill sauce and some capers. … Continue reading →
Do you doubt the claims on the shirt? Look at that stance. Look at the way he holds the club and ball as if he was born with them in his hands. Look at the steely focus in his eyes … Continue reading →
I took two of my grandsons with me to Global Foods this week. Ages 6 and 4. That changed the focus of my browsing toward sweets. We saw scores of cartons of all manner of sweets. No root beer barrels, … Continue reading →