At least once a year I invent a cocktail as a kind of signature welcome for friends and family visiting us at the Cottage. I try to invent seasonally, but that doesn’t always work out schedule-wise. Work does tend to get in the way of mid-day drink-mixing. Beth had to find her own way home [...]
So with the holidays approaching, I’ve started thinking about all the stuff I want to get ready for or buy or make because those are things “we always do.” Turns out that’s pretty much the definition of a “tradition.” Some of our traditions here at the Cottage are random: celebrate the dog’s birthday on the [...]
There just is NO vessel like the Le Creuset French Oven. The taste! The flavor! The je ne sais quoi! Oh you have some other inferior pot? Well just never share your shame. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The Le Creuset French Oven. What. Ever.
Look, I am a HUGE fan of cast iron (born and raised [...]
And the verdict is…unqualified success! That’s right. The red Christmas ornaments worked fabulously at keeping away all comers. We saw zero loss of tomatoes to birds this year and, from what I could tell, no loss to anything with teeth. Well except for the dog. She would occasionally meet me at the back door with [...]
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