Hardly an original idea but, yesterday afternoon I set out to massage and refresh a common chicken entree - the nut-crusted, rolled boneless chicken breast. It is worth trying to work with this recipe - there are so many possibilities and I like the sensory outcomes - flavor, crunch, creamy, oozy-cheesy, garlicy filling. I was trying for one that's Gluten-Free and has lots of crunch and flavor. As I drove to The Farm for a fresh … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
The Power of Color – Appeal, Enhancement, Selection, Joy
Recently, it has become substantively more evident to me how much color is an intriguing and amazing element in our choices, moods, attractions and personalities, and yes, food selection, development and ingestion. This may be more so since I started picking up my camera nearly every day as I wander around here and there. Honestly, color has always been a serious factor in my life - going back to when I garnished my mud-pies with … [Read more...]
On the….. Rue de Rhubarb
Rue de Rivoli, Rue de Richelieu, Rue de Renne.......... Ok, confession.......... when I was a kid, I stole stalks of rhubarb out of my neighbor's garden and ate them raw, and not just once, many times...... So by now, if you know me at all, you can follow the thread and figure out how I arrived at the title of today's post - if indeed you know that I am just a tad bit crazy, and you know where I've been recently...... Yesterday's post … [Read more...]
No-Question Affection – National Coffee Cake Day
Existential Question - Is a Bundt a Coffee Cake? Or, more generally, what is the precise definition of Coffee Cake?.............. Today is National Coffee Cake Day and, I'd be remiss in not "celebrating". I am a longtime devotee of coffeecakes - beginning with those many, much-loved gems which emanated from my dear Mother's oven to those historically significant ones from the much-loved French Pastry Shop in Morristown circa 1960s, to … [Read more...]
Silver Linings Playbook and One Year of the Blog
my very own Silver Linings Playbook Finally!!!!!!! I'm looking back, a little nostalgic, and still jet-lagged today, so bare with me......... I am officially dedicating the first Anniversary of my Blog to - Silver Linings Playbook. Here's why......... The day before I left for Paris was the day, one year ago, (March 26, 2012) on which I wrote my very first blog post. For some weeks earlier in February and March, I had … [Read more...]
Beyond the Obvious – Reflections on my Paris Experience
Not on the crowded streets....... Being focused on getting my pictures and immediate thoughts down on "paper", I notably left out some of my more subtle, if not cogent, reflections on my Paris trip in Wednesday's post. There is so much to try to remember. Sometimes it takes more than a day to recollect and process, especially when there is jet lag involved. Yesterday morning I found my heart aching more than just a little to go back … [Read more...]
The Paris Journal – Lucky, Lovely, Infectious
Having a child studying abroad is a great incentive to visit them. It makes the decision to go all the more easy - that is, when going to Europe would otherwise be considered a treat or an extreme extravagance, in this case going is somewhat more reasonable and justified (like I need a reason?) Luckily, it was my husband's decision to go this time as he decided we needed to visit Ryan over Easter weekend. George, remarkably, hadn't been to … [Read more...]