DO YOU LIKE TO COOK? DO YOU LIKE TO ENTERTAIN AT HOME? IF THE ANSWER IS YES, WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE ENTERTAINMENT AND COOKBOOK AUTHORS? I love to cook and eating, in my humble opinion, is a form of entertainment. Some of the sweetest of life’s moments are when I’ve set a fine table. Family [...]
Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
You’re “it” (question #4)
Posted in Books, Family and friends, Famous and infamous, Food, Television, tagged Alton Brown, Cookbooks, Dana Carvey, Ina Garten, Lidia, The Church Lady on Saturday, March 24, 2012 | 30 Comments »
Buddha’s Fingers
Posted in Food, tagged Buddha's Fingers, Buddha's Hands, lemons, Whole Foods on Saturday, March 10, 2012 | 35 Comments »
Thank you all for you guesses and comments in yesterday’s post. While a member of the squash family was the predominant guess, this peculiar looking item is called Buddha’s Fingers and, are you ready? Wait for it.tada, drumroll . . . . . . it is a lemon. This citrus fruit originates from China, or at least that is what [...]
Take a guess
Posted in Food, Just for fun, tagged guessing game, Produce, Whole Foods on Friday, March 9, 2012 | 13 Comments »
This is a repost from several years ago. I thought it might be fun to repost it. If you know the answer from when I first posted, shhhhh. Of course, teasing is acceptable. I discovered this in the produce department at Whole Foods. I was examining it when a helpful fellow ventured over from stacking navel [...]
Peppers and Eggs
Posted in Food, tagged Lent, meatless Fridays, pepper and egg sandwich, Portillo's on Friday, February 24, 2012 | 35 Comments »
I knew what he was going to say as soon as he walked into the room. He was holding a pen and a post-in note pad. With an ear to phone, I asked my sister to hold for a minute. Tom was getting ready to write me a note, but said it instead. Portillo’s Tom [...]
The best kind of friends
Posted in Family and friends, Food, tagged friendship, Old Friends, tortellini soup, writing on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 | 20 Comments »
Sometimes the words and the ideas come pouring out and I can’t get them written down fast enough. They line up like planes waiting to take off at O’Hare. Other times, they brew for a bit. A germ of a thought that knows it has somewhere to go, just doesn’t quite know how to get [...]
Having tea
Posted in Adventure, Family and friends, Food, Gardening, Just for fun, tagged High Tea, Serene Tea in Elmhurst, tea hats, tea infusers on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 | 28 Comments »
I wish you could have been at our tea on Monday. You would have smiled and laughed and eaten your fill of the most delectable food and you would have left with a sense of contentment and joy. There were hats of every size, shape and color. From berets to bonnets, classic elegance to whimsy [...]
Feather duster or flowerpot?
Posted in Books, Children's books, Family and friends, Famous and infamous, Food, Gardening, Historical, tagged Elmhurst Garden Club, feathers, flower pots, Hats, High Tea, Serene Tea Elmhurst on Sunday, February 5, 2012 | 30 Comments »
I’m trying to decide if I want to put a flower or a feather in my hat. Important decisions such as a these take time, especially if you are someone like me who does not look particularly fetching in a hat. One’s hair must be right and the tilt of the hat just so. The [...]
Francesca’s
Posted in Food, Gardening, tagged Francesca's restaurants Chicago and suburbs, La Sorella de Francesca on Friday, June 10, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Last Saturday was one of those busy days. It was hot and humid and we had some research to do some miles from home. Tom is a furniture and product designer of remarkable talent. Occasionally, he needs to check out what is selling in stores; what is new, what is “hot”, what the trends are [...]
Rising for the occasion
Posted in Food, tagged Greek Easter Bread on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 | 14 Comments »
I didn’t make our traditional lamb and roasted potatoes this year for our Easter dinner. There was just the two of us and I couldn’t justify so much food. Don’t get me wrong. I made a great dinner. We ate very well here on the Cut Off, but, lamb was rather expensive this year and [...]
