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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Curried Pumpkin Soup…
CURRIED PUMPKIN SOUP Ingredients: 1 med. onion, chopped 1/4 cup butter or olive oil 1 29 oz. can Libby’s cooked pumpkin puree (not pie filling) 1 large can chicken or vegetable broth or your own stock 1 tsp. sugar … Continue reading
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A Thanksgiving Remembered…
This is a little excerpt from my second novel, Come on, Fluffy, This Ain’t No Ballet. It speaks of our need to be thankful. November was a gray month in 1963, full of the chill that made it easier … Continue reading
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Another Recipe for Thanksgiving…
Get Ready for Thanksgiving: Make-Ahead Apricot & Oat Slices For the seriously challenged in the kitchen, who must bring something homemade to a Thanksgiving feast, I offer you the easiest dessert… Apricot & Oat Slices ***************** Makes 12 HUGE squares.seriously … Continue reading
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Remembering JFK and Being Young
It has been said that every American conscious of events in the autumn of 1963 remembers where he or she was on November 22 of that year. The impact of that afternoon had the power to etch itself forever … Continue reading
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A Remembrance…
Winter Comes: Reflections on Winter Years of Life My sister Connie as a young woman My sister, Connie Lynn Bolinger, died May 22, 2011, and I have been going through many things she wrote about caring for our mother during the years … Continue reading
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Unusual and Delicious Recipes
FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD! These recipes came originally from Laura Calder, a French chef, who delights in the joys of French food, especially from country recipes. She can be seen on the Food Channel on FRENCH FOOD AT HOME. Her style … Continue reading
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Why Blog?
SOME THOUGHTS ON BLOGGING This morning I was thinking about blogging and why I or anyone else would continue to post information, ideas, hopes, and dreams into what the writer Armistead Maupin called “the void, into the grey ether of … Continue reading
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A Fake Dating Profile…
A Fictional Dating Profile by JB Gwen as a child I’ve known people who admitted to their having exaggerated their own good qualities on dating websites, and I’ve read enough of these fictionalized rhapsodies to find them quite entertaining. I … Continue reading
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Recipes for Fall and Winter…
Recipes: Apricot Chutney, Golden Beet Salad, Baked Salmon with Cranberry Crust, Here are some recipes to inspire you, as you plan for your Thanksgiving feasts. Apricot Chutney — makes a nice gift 6 cups FRESH APRICOTS, pitted 4 medium ONIONS, … Continue reading
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Veterans Day
World War II Letters: THE IMPORTANCE OF SHARED PERSONAL HISTORIES Mom and Dad early in the war dinner for the in-laws, right after the war I’m not sure at what point one’s personal history becomes part of the … Continue reading
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