 Here is the first dinner in a hurry recipe. Submitted by Jackie who says this dish is great for weeknights because prep time is less than 10 minutes! Recipe: Artichoke Chicken 1 c. sour cream  The other night we left Valiant with a good friend for the evening and I promised him a field trip for the next day as a special treat. So yesterday we started the day with a bath and then I packed him up and went with a girlfriend and her daughter to visit a local bakery. Another [...]  A few recent books fresh off the printing press: If you are interested in the history of the wine grape in America, you will like The Wild Vine. Not California but rather Virginia is home to the first truly American wine grape, Vitis nortoni. The first American wine grape was called by the very poetic name, [...] 
I can’t remember who first introduced us to Jinglebob’s Vintques, but whoever it was, I’d like to shake her hand. And buy her a drink. And maybe a really nice car too. Jinglebob’s was top on our list when Meghan and Taite came to visit the other week, Meghan was looking [...] “O, Lord… Take away our fear of fat, and make us glad of the oil which ran upon Aaron’s beard. Give us pasta with a hundred fillings, and rice in a thousand variations. Above all, give us grace to live as true men- to fast till we come to a refreshed sense of what we [...] My tiny Edward Scissor Hands My 3 am alarm My constant entertainment The monkey on my arm He speaks a foreign tongue Though native to my home Becomes extremely eloquent If he is left alone Careless of another’s needs The best manipulator He can spin the act of taking a shower Into the deeds of a traitor I thought that I’d be smarter But I believe the show Starvation is around the corner For someone who ate an [...]  I’m not sure if you’re like me, but I like to see people’s trips documented by the purchases they made along the way. Is it food they love to bring back home, or perhaps clothing and shoes, or maybe postcards or shirts with the names of the most memorable places they saw? So while in D.C. we [...]  There are few foods that are as comforting to me as Italian food. Even though it seems so uninspired to serve Italian at a dinner party there is always a part of me that really wants a simple, rich, tomato-y dish accompanied by fresh baked bread. Last weekend I caved to this desire, deciding on [...] Don’t think that the good days are from Jesus and the bad days aren’t. Things don’t happen by accident, they are purposeful and orchestrated, always. In the day of prosperity be joyful, I remember wondering about that portion of Handel’s Messiah [...] How many times have you gone to pick out a movie and wandered (or clicked) around aimlessly looking for something appealing, wishing you’d written down that suggestion you’d heard the other day. I finally started making myself a list so that when I got that twice a month urge to veg in front of the [...] I’m into globes right now. When I got back from Washington D.C. a big box was waiting for me and inside was the black globe from my mom. Thanks, mom! I found the glass globe at an antique shop this past weekend. The blue one has been in our school room for at least fifteen years. Someone [...] Fox and Valiant. This has been the month for visiting sisters. I just jetted back from DC and hope to have some wonderful photos of our trip to show you soon, but right now I am now in Oregon visiting Caitlin and helping her decorate her new home. We are also planning a trip to a super fun vintage store [...] Valiant's first fling with social justice. “First thing we gotta do is belittle, deride and heckle them.” If that is what the mainstream media’s reaction is to someone or some group, my curiosity is piqued and I figure that person or group must have gotten something right. I am not a tea party-er, but there we [...] What could possibly epitomize “small town fun” than a community talent show? We heard about the show last minute, threw our uneaten dinner in the fridge and drove (about three whole blocks) to the “OK Theatre” for a night of endearing entertainment. Of course the best part was that my darling nieces and nephews performed some folk [...] I was pretty amazed to see that this lowly kitchen was Julia Child’s domain. It is lacking counter space, has just a single sink, pretty minimal storage and not many gadgets and yet what a gourmande. This was definitely the highlight at the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian. Julia’s pots and pans were nothing [...] This recipe is amazing. When we arrived at the Eastern Shore, there on the table at the house where we were staying was a plate of scones made by Melinda Blymen. I took a nibble of the coconut scone and then another and then another and then another until Andrew and Tim had no idea [...] |
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