Crossword puzzle brain cramping
Election over, and I utterly demolish my very old vow that I wouldn’t talk about my work as a crossword puzzle guy.
Horizons
The horizons we can see… and those we can only imagine.
Applesauce… with no baloney!
“Applesauce” may be a synonym for hogwash or bunkum, but for many I know it’s a staple in their homes for many uses. Here’s a simple, step-by-step recipe for canning a few quarts for yourselves or your friends and neighbors.
Some extra miles — what’s both impossible and true
“Journeys Over a Hot Stove” returns with new, special editions. This one dips its toes into the murky waters of what cannot be, but is. What’s impossible that can also be true.
Portugal dreams and tears… and Ciao.
How one song turned my head around in Portugal some years ago, and a farewell to my readers as I bid adieu to “Journeys Over a Hot Stove.”
Super pasta sauce for canning!
It’s tomato time, and this is my favorite pasta sauce recipe for home canning! Not too hard, and it’s a year’s worth of reward for your tastebuds.
About Stuff, and Corn Meal Mush
Some thoughts about people who collect stuff, and some of the stuff they collect, plus a traditional recipe for corn meal mush.
Knock-em-dead Harissa sauce!
Genuine Mediterranean harissa sauce – a quick recipe that will spice up your cooking for months! Plus, a hair-raising aloft…
American Longitudes
Longitudinal musings – from the Maritimes to the American West, where, author Bill Bryson states, “people like to shoot things.”
Rockland’s North Beacon Oyster – bivalve paradise!
Dipping my toes ever so slightly into a restaurant review – featuring newly opened North Beacon Oyster in Rockland. Great bivalves!
