As it is Erev Pesach (the eve before Passover), and I’ve been cooking all day, I have decided to share with you my mother’s recipe for BBQ brisket. But first, a little story… A young Jewish mother is preparing a Brisket for Passover. Her daughter watches with interest as the …
It’s now day 77 of Project 365 -2011. This is the first time I’ve done this, and am, for the most part enjoying it. I am getting to the point where life is getting too busy for me to process all my photos each night, and the backlog is building. …
With St. Patrick’s Day looming, I thought it only appropriate to post this recipe for Irish Soda Bread. The recipe was given to me by my sister-in-law, Heloise. Having married into an Irish family, I’ve found that soda bread recipes are numerous and varied. But, this one is my favorite. …
Sorry for being absent. Since we’re having another cold snap, I decided to make this comfy comfort dish: Bisquick Chicken. This is a recipe my mom made (and I adapted) years ago. A while back I asked her about it, and she didn’t remember (sadly for me, because at one …
I had the good fortune to be born in January. Which makes for a nice, extended, celebratory season that begins with Thanksgiving and ends sometime after my birthday, once all celebrations have occurred. My dinner with my family was this past weekend, ending the season of Deb.* These wonderful celebrations …
Since before the holidays, I’ve been looking for the best price I could get on the Leapster Explorer for my daughter’s birthday (which is next weekend). The price was $59.99 everywhere I looked, then up to $69.99, then back down to $59.99 just after Thanksgiving. Then, Toys R Us had …
