home eco-nomics for the rest of us
Ah, leftovers, lovely lovely leftovers. I’m talking here in the widest, most general sense, from the sandwich half-eaten and the refried beans that didn’t make it to the pan of enchiladas to that tablespoon of chopped parsley you didn’t use for garnish and garlic clove …
Despite my love of travel – stepping into a place I’ve never seen before, sampling its foods and witnessing a culture with habits and assumptions different from mine, I’m a real home body. Plus, I hate to leave the dog. He’s so daggone cute! and …
One perfect peach, a pint of cream, and a craving after comfort – a pudding is born. If there’s one thing that really gets Mr. Hollywood’s goat around this time of year, it’s that chipper “summer’s almost over” refrain he hears from young parents sending …
I started re-watching Dead Poets Society last night. It’s an old movie. So old that when Robin Williams’ character passes the trash bin for his lads to toss in pompous rules about poetry, the bin is (*gasp*) bare naked, nary a liner to be seen. …
Shopping – Five Easy Ways to Go Easy on the Plastic Even in a Big, Normal Grocery Store Even when you’re shopping in a mainstream grocery/supermarket (i.e., not bringing your own containers to weigh and fill from bulk bins), you can reduce to (nearly) nothing …
It’s so easy to make your own ricotta cheese, and amazingly delicious, too that I can’t imagine ever again buying the plastic tub. There are a million things you can make with it to eat straightaway (smear on toast, sprinkle with cinnamon, add fruit); or …