image by: Raffaele Diomede from Pordenone, ITALIA Trying to choose a favorite dessert for me is an exercise in futility as there are so many contenders. Today I choose tiramisu as the subject of my Friday Favorite Feature. Wikipedia describes Tiramisu as: Tiramisu (Italian: tiramisù [ˌtiramiˈsu], from tirami su, “pick me up” or “cheer me…
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Friday Favorite Feature 7 — Lake Bluff Grille
Yesterday there was a huge book sale at another branch of our library system. Trish and I decided to go to look for books and magazines with good images for collages to use with the dream group. It was both exciting and concerning to see how many GOOD books were being culled from the library…
Tomatoes, peppers, dawn redwood, oh my
It’s been a little bit since posting pics of the produce. These were taken yesterday. That bowl is about a foot across, and without weighing it, I am guessing full it weighs between 5-10#. This is the 3rd big bowl of tomatoes harvested from the plants so far and it looks like there will be…
Doodads from last week or so
A bunch of things have happened and no sense in making separate posts for each. Last but not least, some of you have heard me say that my cat, Dotty, has an exercise wheel. She ran on one at the shelter I adopted her from so I bought her one. She’s mostly used it…
Adventures in food/cooking/eating
I’ve got more zucchini than I can possibly use and have already given away some. I remembered a recipe I got from my cousin a few years ago and decided to try making Zucchini Bites. These things were easy to make and tasted so good dipped in marinara (i.e. spaghetti sauce from a jar.) Will…
Doodads — sitting pretty
More pics from around the yard.
Genuinely Refreshing Horchata! (with new pic)
I made another batch of horchata today and decided to take a pic with my glam mug. I have nabbed a zillion recipes from Irene at My Slice of Mexico and would like to thank her yet again for how many good things I’ve made over the years from them. Today I want to talk…
