Persimmon Bread
American Entree PERSIMMON BREAD INGREDIENTS 3 Hachiya persimmons ½ cup butter, softened ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1⅓ cups sugar 3 eggs 1¼ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups flour ½ […]
Tag: Energy
What I Did Today
Destined to be pickles Woke up, got up, showed, and dressed. Go me, you little bundle of energy. Went to my office. I divided my time between making a recipe for Refrigerator Pickles, looking at […]
Libyan Food and Gravity Defying Force Fields
Libyan Entree IMBAKBAKA INGREDIENTS 1 pound boneless chicken parts or 1⅓ pounds with bone in3 garlic cloves1 jalapeno (optional)1 medium onion3 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil¾ teaspoon cayenne½ teaspoon cinnamon½ tablespoon coriander½ teaspoon cumin¼ […]
Cranberry Sauce and the Colosseum
Bosnian Appetizer CRANBERRY SAUCE INGREDIENTS 1⅓ cups sugar¾ cup water½ cup orange juice1 pound cranberries Makes 3¼ cups. Takes 1 hour 30 minutes. PREPARATION Add sugar, orange juice, and water to pot. Simmer at low-medium […]
Coffee Head
I had nothing to worry about. The caffeine in the coffee I drank before bedtime wouldn’t keep me awake. I’d get to sleep in good time and be well rested before a very busy day […]
How would you like it, if someone turned you on and then left?
I wouldn’t call myself a conservationist but I do conserve money by being mean and not buying presents for anyone including myself. As much as I’m a truly terrible person, a wind of change has […]
Happy National Engineers Week!
It’s National Engineers Week! And not the choo choo kind – I don’t think. So, I think I will send a pseudo personal greeting card to my computer engineer husband and all the other engineers […]
Four Ways to Feel Younger
I hate taking showers now. Not because I am an unhygienic bastard. Au contraire…I can’t stand going for more than 9 hours without a fresh wash down. It’s just that looking at my wet hair […]