I don’t think I’ve ever watched the Super Bowl, and I spent Sunday not watching TV, and instead making soup, and enjoying my idea of a souper bowl; split pea soup. Split pea soup is one of those soups that is perfect for a winter’s day, and if you make a large batch (and it seems no […]

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  • February 8, 2016 - 6:29 am

    Suheiry - This looks so yummy! I love hearty soups.

    I don’t watch the Super Bowl either, but this year I tuned in for the halftime show.ReplyCancel

  • February 8, 2016 - 8:03 am

    Quirky Chrissy - I love making split pea soup. I always slow cook it right after Christmas and Thanksgiving because we do ham for both of those holidays. I’ve never thought to put potatoes in it though. 🙂ReplyCancel

I’ve been re-reading You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero and in talking about gratitude she suggests that no matter what happens, no matter how great something is, or how much it sucks, or hurts my feelings, or inconveniences me it will benefit me to say to myself “This is good because _________”.   Easy enough when things […]

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  • January 27, 2016 - 10:43 am

    Rowan - My method is pretty strictly #2, with a dash of #1.ReplyCancel

    • January 27, 2016 - 8:22 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Oh! Method #2 is the worst, so sorry.ReplyCancel

Snow, snow, snow, lots of snow, and though I had a lot to do Saturday, all I did was shovel snow, and make a chicken dinner for myself. Well I did some other stuff, but nothing from my to-do list, or particularly constructive. If you’re a regular reader you know I’d rather not make a whole […]

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  • January 25, 2016 - 7:00 pm

    Peggy Gilbey McMackin - Your chicken looks delicious Nancy, especially after all that shoveling! I’m pretty sure I did a marathon cooking production over the weekend, a lot of dishes, the more I made, the more they ate. Happy the roads were at least passable today and in the burbs, I have to credit a remarkable job given the circumstance. Stay warm and be careful of black ice tomorrow morning!ReplyCancel

The other day I read a piece about the near death of the Bundt pan, the Bundt Cake wasn’t popular and Nordic Ware was going to stop producing the pans which they had introduced and trademarked in 1950s. The in 1966 the runner up in the Pillsbury Bake Off made the now famous Tunnel of Fudge Cake and Nordic […]

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The people I met when I owned the Hungry Moon diner could fill a book, and one day they may, but for now I offer you bits and pieces of my life in Stamford, NY. Because I didn’t know anyone when I moved to Stamford, I made friends with many of my customers. There was […]

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  • January 14, 2016 - 2:52 pm

    Celeste - Wow! The amazing things cats will do live with people!ReplyCancel

    • January 14, 2016 - 5:45 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - I don’t think my cats would be on board with that plan!ReplyCancel

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