A cool menu for Memorial Day weekend
As the weather heats up, cooking on the outdoor grill is one way to keep your kitchen cooler, but someone has to tend it (and my husband sometimes politely declines to grill). So, I keep a section of recipes in my at-home cookbook for afternoons and evenings when neither of us are inclined to stand [...]
Read More →A special cake just for Mom
This recipe for poppy seed cake comes from Susan Loving, longtime editor of the Bristol Phoenix before she returned to her native Virginia. It’s a great recipe for any occasion. It can be served with a simple dusting of confectioners’ sugar or gussied up with whipped cream and strawberries. I’ve never frosted it because I’m [...]
Read More →Welcome spring with a good book … or two
The older I get, the more I look forward to spring and summer. The only good thing about winter is what a good time it is to curl up somewhere cozy and read. This winter went by faster than I expected and there wasn’t as much reading as I would have liked; but, I did [...]
Read More →Cheesy corn polenta is perfect with a winter braise
Although it’s starting to look like spring out there, here’s another winter comfort food suggestion. I love braising in the winter and made osso buco on a recent weekend. Polenta seemed a perfect side dish, so I grabbed a package in the supermarket aisle with all the pasta, sauces, etc. Then, in the ethnic aisle, [...]
Read More →Comforting, but summery blueberry pancakes with a twist
My winter of comfort foods continue with Sunday pancakes, a nice stick-to-the-ribs breakfast, with blueberries for a touch of summer. These are an old recipe from Martha Stewart Living, but I changed them a little. They are extremely tender and it sounds like a lot of blueberries, but it works. The cornmeal gives them a [...]
Read More →Make the weekend special with hot popovers
I love to bake for breakfast in the winter, especially during the frigid weather we had recently. On weekends, it’s scones, muffins, biscuits, baked eggs, baked french toast or popovers — one of our favorites. Popovers, which aren’t hard to make, are good with butter and jam (I like to mix soft butter and jam [...]
Read More →A comforting side dish with the sweetness of summer
I revamped my southern corn pudding recipe for a recent book club meeting (we read “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”). I doubled it and made it in a slow-cooker for a buffet lunch at work and it was awesome with pulled pork and coleslaw. But, I especially like how it comes out in the [...]
Read More →Doing genealogy research in New York is challenging, but possible
Climbing the Family Tree I took a research trip to Albany, N.Y., with the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) in July. My Gardiner/ Gardner line started in Newport in 1640 and my ancestors moved to Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts before returning to Rhode Island in the 1920s. I also have a couple of [...]
Read More →Some new books for the New Year
While those of us who love reading and books know the saying “so many books, so little time” is true, I run my eye down the best-selling book lists occasionally and wince at some of the same-old, same-old that sell like hotcakes. But, luckily, there are real gems among the dross, too. We just have [...]
Read More →Genealogy researchers can benefit from upcoming meetings, trips and conferences
Climbing the Family Tree There are a variety of genealogical events coming up to brighten the cold winter months ahead. • The next meeting of the R.I. Genealogical Society is an all-day event on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the North Kingstown United Methodist Church, 450 Boston Neck Road (Route 1A), North Kingstown. The meeting begins [...]
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