Blogging from my heart in Boise, Idaho & Realtor® Keller Williams Realty Boise
I posted the original recipe for my tomato jam two years ago in the fall. This weekend I changed a few ingredients and methods. Oh, and I added crisp bacon!! I did discover date syrup for this weekend's batch. A few years back, a good friend gave me a small jar of tomato jam. I... Continue Reading →
What a week I had! It was full of daunting decisions, long conversations, even longer hikes in the mornings in silence. On these hikes, I have noticed that most of the birds have moved on. In fact, the western meadowlarks have been long gone by now. It seems early to be migration time. The only... Continue Reading →
I haven’t written for a few weeks; I suppose the news is finally getting to me. I am at a loss as to why our elected officials cannot find a way to make it safer when it comes to background checks for purchasing a gun or firearm. Over 70% of Americans are just as tired... Continue Reading →
I am in a funk and the only way to break out is to cook to my heart’s content, at the end of the day, and making up a recipe as I enter the kitchen. For the record, it is Sunday evening as I type…. What’s on hand this weekend? Tri tip steaks from Costco.... Continue Reading →
I had a hankering for brussels sprouts yesterday, so much so that I drove to Trader Joe’s on a whim. My biggest decision was should I buy whole sprouts or shaved sprouts? I opted for whole because I wanted to make tacos. I must disclose that I could eat tacos every day. There, now you... Continue Reading →
I have a confession to make, I have been craving a chicken dish I found in the Los Angeles Times before I moved to Idaho. Thursday June 3, 1982 to be exact. Chicken a la Chardon. And, my leanings towards poultry have lessened in the past few years, but Sunday night I had to look... Continue Reading →
Good grief, my real estate team made me dress for Halloween today. How cruel! Well, not really. I just happen to have a white ghost gown, white patent leather go-go boots, salt and pepper hair now. Should work, right? AND! They want to have a Halloween potluck. In my haste to sign up for a... Continue Reading →
It is officially Fall here in Idaho, and I have been canning or prepping the garden harvest for weeks now. Whole plum tomatoes for recipes later. Shredding the squash, freezing it on baking trays and then vacuum sealing for winter meals. Roasting poblano chilies, deseeding, slicing and packing in garlic flavored olive oil. Taking the... Continue Reading →
I have sliced, ready to go peaches in my freezer and vacuumed sealed. Finally they were begging to be eaten. Well, this Sunday was the perfect Fall day to defrost them and make something. Not to mention, it was high time I baked again. My only quest was to make the cobbler topping more or... Continue Reading →
