Watertown, NY, USA . "Public Square" (vintage, date unknown) but the monument is honoring veterans of the American Civil War so the date of the image is late 1800s

Monday, December 21, 2009

Have had maybe the two best days in a row I’ve had in a long time. Yesterday spent the afternoon, with my kin. Best night sleep I’ve had in awhile. Took a couple of walks today, and got some things the pantry was short of. But I will go back time to tell.

As sis and her husband dropped me off last night I found a basket of fruit from a church, that while I’m still a member, I have not attended for a while.

Among other things were 3 lovely red pears. Well one of my missions today was find some nice blue cheese. The second walk netted me a nice Danish style blue. If you’ve never married a slice of raw pear, and abit of good blue cheese, well you should. As an alternative, a few slices of pear, a potion of good blue on top, oven or microwave, your choice. While that’s happening, reduce a bit of balsamic vinegar over a flame (in a pan of course), marry them together.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Okay, I understand, it’s been along time since I’ve posted. Well things are what they are. And I won’t explain the neglect.

In the process of selling my house, and have moved in to a 3 room postal stamp. But it suits me. I can both mop my kitchen and bathroom floor in less then a minute.

I made today the best pasta dish I’ve ever made

A small shallot, 2 small cloves of garlic, a bit of celery, a bit of red pepper, dry basil, dry oregano, and some dill seed, and of course some pepper and some sea salt. And of course some nice evoo, and did I forget a can of diced clams. Heated some pasta, used linguini.

But pick your fav pasta. Didn’t have a good Italian or French bread in the house but a garlic bread would add a touch. Sorry I forgot one ingredient…a splash of a very nice zinfandel wine.

If you ever expect me to give amount, forget about it. I just throw, taste and adjust.