High-end restaurants have been using sous vide cooking for years to cook food to the exact level of doneness desired, every time. The technique recently became popular for home cooks with the availability of affordable and easy-to-use sous vide precision cooking equipment like the Anova Sous Vide Precision Cooker. The “sous vide” part of sous vide…
Until one has loved an animal a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. Anatole France I find it interesting that some people love animals and others not. Is that determined during childhood? My very first dog was a beagle named Cocoa. When I was in 2nd grade, Cocoa went missing. While looking out the window of…
I have been out of town for the last week and was unable to send my typical twice weekly blog posts. But there is a good reason why. Our oldest child, Benjamin graduated from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville last Saturday. This is one of the country’s most beautiful educational institutions. Rich in history…
Do you remember your first prom or formal? When I was a sophomore in high school, I was invited by the kicker on the football team to attend his Junior Prom. My mother made my gown out of satin fabric with lilac flowers. My date was just that, a date, not a boyfriend, but I…
Etching glass is a relatively easy thing to do. I purchased several Korken glass bottles from Ikea (a bargain at $2.99 each). We keep these in the refrigerator filled with water~~easy to bring to the dinner table. I like these bottles because the circumference is appropriate for smaller hands. Personalizing the bottles with our family…