There was only one thing as ubiquitous as Jello Gelly Dessert when I was a kid: Jello Instant Pie Filling. I think that must have been because there more ‘fancy’ desserts you could make with it than there were every-day ones. And there were some that seemed like magic to the average six-year-old…Read More →
Yesterday, we looked back at the childhoods of really old Boomers like me and my contemporaries to teach kids today (under 50s people) what was standard dessert fare when we were young. We highlighted Fruit Cocktail, but we grazed some other ‘legacy’ foods. Today, the story of another…Read More →
I’ll bet you’ve been trying to keep your family engaged in your home cooking efforts during the COVID-19 lock down(s) by changing up your menus weekly and resurrecting old faves of your own that your kids never knew existed until now. Not to mention re-imaging those old faves…Read More →
I’m really getting tired of defending the lowly, lonesome family of Cruciferous veggies. Can we not agree, at least, that they’re good for us and move forward from there? A fair number of people complain about their flavour. But they are superfoods, based on their nutrition content…Read More →
Here’s a suppertime project the whole family can get in on without the need for any serious planning or specialized cooking knowledge. Given that the usual New Year’s Eve Party is out of the question this year, it may be the most fun you can have without having your own glitter able to drop at midnight!Read More →
I’m hearing about a mini-explosion in the popularity of already-popular convenience foods in the kitchens of COVID-19 home isolaters. I imagine that, like the virus, this is a second or third wave of popularity for these ‘instant’ wonders since the pandemic was officially declared…Read More →
I’m sure the author of the blog post I’m going to mention in a moment never thought of others coming to data-mine it to reveal the secrets to innovating dinner dishes for the family during the long – and lengthening – COVID-19 lock down. But her mammoth 60-recipe list does tell a useful tale…Read More →
Here we are, on Christmas Eve in the year of COVID-19, with another year of uncertainty and suffering ahead. Only those 100 years or old or older have experienced anything like this before. But I say it’s time to take stock and give thanks for what we have, and that we have – so far, at least – survived…Read More →