Yesterday Eric and I drove to Lake Odessa to visit with Mark’s family and celebrate October birthdays (Eric and Mark, in fact). Since Eric already got his gift, I didn’t bring it with us, but he got some very thoughtful gifts from the folks there. Mark is my mother-in-law’s boyfriend, and he is a wonderfulContinue reading “Another birthday”
Tag Archives: Italian cooking
A tale of 12 ravioli
I mentioned in my last post that I made a fresh meal for my mother-in-law yesterday, and I also promised to post about the ravioli I made. Before I do that, though, I have to explain why making ravioli is so important to me. My maternal grandmother, Margaret, was, above all else, a very lovingContinue reading “A tale of 12 ravioli”
Twofer Tuesday 1: Mmmmmanicotti
Eric specifically requested some sort of baked pasta this week for a dinner, and in the interest of doing something new, I decided to make “manicotti.” Of course because it is a weeknight, and because I have been feeling a bit lazy lately, technically what I made was cannelloni, but who’s keeping track, am IContinue reading “Twofer Tuesday 1: Mmmmmanicotti”
Sunday Dinner (from scratch)
The original plan today was to go down to the beach, but schedules didn’t quite sync, and by the time we would have been ready, there would have been a line of cars waiting to get in. Besides, we had some errands to run (namely, return a shower head and buy the supplies to makeContinue reading “Sunday Dinner (from scratch)”
Twofer Tuesday 2: Leftovers, Italian style
Pop quiz! You are looking for something to make for lunch. You are at home with time, but you are going away for the weekend, so you don’t want to make anything big, and you don’t want to leave any leftovers in the fridge to start decomposing over the next two days. What do youContinue reading “Twofer Tuesday 2: Leftovers, Italian style”
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