Way, way back in the 1970s I worked as a teacher at the Idaho State Correctional Center (aka Idaho State Prison). One thing I learned – and I learned much more from the inmates than they ever learned from me – was there is a distinction between an excuse and a reason. This month’s cooking… Continue reading Swedish Meatballs
Month: February 2018
Mushroom Risotto in the Pressure Cooker
We were having company over for dinner last weekend; Carla and I thought, let’s make something easy yet tasty in the pressure cooker. We looked at each other and said “Mushroom Risotto!” I cooked this and blogged about it in January 2016; just goes to show you: this is great comfort food for cold winter… Continue reading Mushroom Risotto in the Pressure Cooker
Chili Verde for Superbowl
February 4, 2018 I got sick the week before Christmas and have been fighting back for the past 6 or so weeks. As a result the only blog posts I’ve written have been about my reading – which is about all I’ve been up to doing. But now I’m feeling better so we hosted our… Continue reading Chili Verde for Superbowl
Reading: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Rating ★★★★ Finished: January 27, 2018 As in Little Fires Everywhere the driving event of the novel is on the first page: “Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.”[p 1] Lydia is a high school teen who is caught in the web of conflicting expectations. Her family is the only Asian… Continue reading Reading: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng