By its very nature, Charcuterie is a slow food. Preparing to make it takes time, actually making it takes time and it takes time to wait until it’s ready to eat. There is nothing about the process that can be considered quick. Just think about it, even making the least time-consuming sausage takes a couple [...]
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Bresaola on my Mind
Posted in Charcutepalooza, Cooking, Family, Food, Italy, tagged beef, bresaola, charcutepalooza, charcuterie, cured, curing, food52, nostalgia, punk domestics on December 1, 2011 | 7 Comments »
This month’s Charcutepalooza challenge was all about curing a hunk of meat. Fully convinced that I didn’t have an appropriate space to hang meat for 3-4 weeks, I figured I was finally unable to complete a challenge. Right at the end, too. Rotten luck. However, in thinking it out amidst all my whining, I realized [...]
Peace, Love and Broccoli
Posted in Family, Food, tagged 70's, bhf11pp, Family, Food, iacp, iacpp, Parenting, thepeche on June 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Growing up, my family was pretty much standard for an early 70’s home. My dad worked and my mom stayed home with us. Us was me and one older brother and one younger brother – all separated by 6 years. Like I said, we were pretty standard for the times; blended family and all. Sometimes, [...]
“My Name is …
Posted in ALZ, Family, tagged Alzheimer's Disease, dad, Family, father, Fathers, Home, mom, mother, Parenting on May 17, 2011 | 4 Comments »
It’s so easy to dehumanize an Alzheimer’s patient — to not see them as the people they used to be. I mean, every day things are different. More things are forgotten, some things may be vaguely remembered and even other things are thought to be memories but never really happened. I find it happening by [...]
May. Merguez. Mmm.
Posted in Charcutepalooza, Cooking, Culinary School, Family, Food, tagged charcutepalooza, lamb, sausage on May 15, 2011 | 4 Comments »
About May…you know, the month not the person. (I don’t actually know anyone named May, so any ambiguity is of my own making.) Wikipedia has a little to say about May: May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 [...]
Bacon, Beer & Breakfast
Posted in ALZ, Charcutepalooza, Cooking, Family, Food, tagged charcutepalooza, charcuterie on April 15, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Let me start off by saying I am an incredible procrastinator. I’d look up whether I am the biggest one, but I’m too lazy. That said, I was very excited about this month’s Charcutepalooza challenge. Canadian Bacon!! I can hear the ukuleles playing, now. After all, Hawaiian Pizza is my favorite! There was an entire [...]
Sláinte is Táinte
Posted in Charcutepalooza, Cooking, Family, Food, Retrospective, tagged Brisket, charcutepalooga, charcuterie, Corned beef, Hash (food), Home, Pastrami, Sandwich on March 15, 2011 | 4 Comments »
This month’s Charcutepalooza challenge was to brine something…you know, like a chicken or a brisket, and completely transform that ordinary meat into something luscious and completely elevated outside itself. Sounds like a pretty tall order, doesn’t it?? I’d actually corned a beef brisket once before and while it was good, I knew it could’ve been [...]
The Most Beautiful Tree, EVER!
Posted in Family, Retrospective, tagged Christmas, Christmas tree, Holidays, joy, Love, marriage, memories, Tree on December 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
We just finished decorating the most beautiful Christmas tree ever. Really. When our kids were small, they each got to choose where most ornaments would hang on our Christmas tree. We’d listen to Christmas carols and drink eggnog…our very traditional tradition. When we finished, we’d turn off all the room lights and just gaze at [...]
Game Changers
Posted in Family on October 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Our lives have been compared to chess games, endurance races, baseball, pinball and others. Truthfully, we start out in our own little game and add players all the time. Coworkers, family, friends and acquaintances share our playing field and sometimes share very tangible positions in how our lives play out. Not really sure we [...]
Careening
Posted in ALZ, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Disease, caregiving, Family, tagged ALZ, Alzheimer's Disease, blended, dad, Family, father, genetics, mom, mother on August 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Do you ever feel like you’re careening? You know, wobbling unsteadily as if you’re unable to control your movements? Careening to me has always meant something out of control like a rocket fast pinball — just on the edge of crashing into tilt. Some days are like that. Careening. My dad has Alzheimer’s. My dad [...]
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