Renaissance life in a post-modern world
Posted in Recipes on Sep 25th, 2008
One of my family’s favorite entrees is a dish they fondly refer to as “Chicken Fried Chicken”. I prefer to refer to this as “Crusted Parmesan Chicken”.
Crusted Parmesan Chicken is transformed when topped off with a delicious marinara sauce or a lemon-caper sauce. It is also tasty standing alone.
Here is the recipe for this savory family favorite.
Crusted Parmesan [...]
Posted in Recipes on Sep 20th, 2008
Ham is an entree with an intriguing and protracted history.
About.com states “Domestication of pigs for food dates back to 4900 B.C. in China and by 1500 B.C., Europe had followed suit. Although Christopher Columbus had eight pigs on board when he left Spain for the new world, it is explorer Hernando de Soto whose 13 [...]
Lehman Brothers declares bankruptcy, AIG is rescued from bankruptcy, Merrill Lynch is delivered from bankruptcy by Bank of America, the Dow drops 500 points, the nation is experiencing a housing foreclosure crisis . . . tough times appear to be upon us.
Tough financial times require most of us to tighten our belts. Little luxuries must often be sacrificed. [...]
Posted in Recipes on Sep 16th, 2008
Roasted chicken: here is a time-honored classic dish. It conjures up visions of a comforting meal shared by family and friends alike in any season. It can be the central figure in a modest meal, the one you turn to when you are trimming your budget. The faithful bird, even during tough times, remains succulent, fragrant, golden, crisp, and [...]
Posted in Recipes on Sep 13th, 2008
One crisp autumn day, warm your family and friends with savory onion soup. They will delight in the earthy flavor of this rich but simple treat. The remains of a multitude of buttery, golden onions, slowly cooked over hours, mix with the sumptuous flavors of beef stock and the complex qualities of chardonnay. This soup, served with a slice [...]
Posted in Family and Children on Sep 11th, 2008
Remember
September 11, 2001
. . . But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, [...]
Posted in Blogging on Sep 10th, 2008
Not only am I thinking of changing my pen color this week, I have made a few design changes to my blog page. I have also added convenient links, in case you wish to subscribe to the blog by e-mail or RSS feed.
“Things do not change; we change.” - Henry David Thoreau
Posted in Family and Children on Sep 9th, 2008
I know my sons love me. But they adore their dad. He takes them fishing at 3:00 A.M. on Lake Michigan, often in very rough water (even our 5-year-old). He lets them chop wood (even our 5-year-old). He lets them drive the tractor and till the land (well, not our 5-year-old). He takes them snorkeling around [...]
Posted in Recipes on Sep 7th, 2008
I have come to the conclusion that I spend my life worked up over trivial matters. I’m completely O.K. with this in general; however, this tendency actually rules my life at times. Take, for instance, Friday morning. I spent what seemed like hours searching for my red pen. As a homeschooling mom, I utilize a [...]
Posted in Education on Sep 4th, 2008
You are your child’s best advocate - I have heard this often, particularly as the parent of a child with special needs. in fact, I have heard it repeated so often that it has come to sound almost trite.
On the other hand, I have, over the years, come to an understanding of what I think [...]
