Side Dish

It’s been crazy busy at work, which I love.  But yesterday I wore long johns under my pants because my train station doesn’t have warming booths, you just stand on the platform.  It worked perfectly, I wasn’t cold at all waiting for the train.  Only problem was that I got to work and hit the ground running, and wasn’t able to take my long johns...

So I woke up this morning, walked to my computer to publish my blog post and this is what I saw: I was up 45 minutes before I had to leave, and it was still running when I left.  Gah!  Luckily I posted this to my draft folder vs. keeping it on LiveWriter, which I could only access on my desktop. So enjoy these buttery...

It’s the coldest it’s been all year, but I refuse to turn on the heat.  Had Tony still been alive the heat would have been on since about September 1 – even if we had day time temps in the 70s.  Right now the house is at 55 degrees, but I have a sweater on, fuzzy socks and a hot cup of coffee so I...

One of the things I love about my new job is that I am trying new foods that I otherwise might have thought I hated.  When I first read the recipe for the corn and chive pudding before my cooking class last Friday night, I wasn’t sure I was going to like it.  First, it had chives in it, and you all know my aversion...

No Fail Potato Gratin If you have trouble making potato gratin, this is a no fail potato gratin recipe.  You can’t mess this one up and is great for someone who isn’t seasoned in the kitchen.  I wrote this recipe in 2012, but because I used so many different recipe cards over the years, the recipe was completely missing.  But that’s when recipe testing comes...