My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a story, told in the first person, about Lucy Barton remembrance of her life as she lies in a hospital bed recuperating from an illness. She obviously had a lonely, tough, even terrible, childhood with cold parents. Like… Continue reading Book Report: My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
Month: January 2016
Oatmeal
This is my second of three short recipe posts.We love oatmeal in the winter; I imagine we eat it at least 5 times a week from December through February. And each December we remember we customized the process and puzzle over how we made it the year before. To minimize effort and cleanup we use our… Continue reading Oatmeal
Miso Ginger Salad Dressing
January 16, 2016 I have a few short recipe posts in the bullpen I’ll be posting over the next week or two. Last week I made mushroom risotto that called for miso paste. I found myself with some left over miso and wondered what to do with it. Miso soup came to mind but then… Continue reading Miso Ginger Salad Dressing
Book Report: How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian. By John Dominic Crosson
How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian: Struggling with Divine Violence from Genesis Through Revelation by John Dominic Crossan My rating: 5 of 5 stars Justice v Judgement Justice v Judgement I am a Christian; however, I have struggled most of my adult life with the dichotomy of God as described in… Continue reading Book Report: How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian. By John Dominic Crosson
Mushroom Risotto
January 13 A week or so ago Carla asked me “Could you make something vegetarian once in a while?” My eyes bugged out, then glazed over and I broke out in a cold sweat. “Can I at least use chicken stock?” I asked. “Oh, sure – your chicken stock is great.” Phew. I thought and… Continue reading Mushroom Risotto