Renaissance life in a post-modern world
Posted in Recipes on Apr 16th, 2009
Welcome to Bona Vita’s new home! Be sure to subscribe by using one of the buttons provided. I am looking forward to contributing here over the coming months. For the moment, here’s a new recipe to try.
On a recent Saturday night, we had dinner with some dear friends at our Michigan home. Mom’s new recipe [...]
Posted in Recipes on Nov 26th, 2008
Simple, unpretentious ingredients work synergistically to produce glorious golden gravy. Fat, flour and liquid. . . the combinations and variations of these three components are too numerous to mention. Creative culinarians have produced sumptuous rich gravies from this uncomplicated trio for generations.
The gravy that embellishes the feast at our home embodies the flavors that I relish - creamy butter [...]
Posted in Recipes on Aug 18th, 2008
Our family has lived in the country for almost 7 years now. We are isolated up here. I mean, we live in the middle of no where . . . and I love this life. We go days without seeing anyone (with the exception of my husband who works in the real world). Even our neighbors [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jul 28th, 2008
This weekend my baking performance was less than stellar. The chocolate chip cookie recipe that I can usually work with in my sleep failed. I do not have the faintest idea what went wrong. All I know is that in the end I was working with dough that resembled a glossy, light brown paste. I managed to glob it on [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jul 25th, 2008
Teriyaki marinade or glaze is a wonderful enhancement to a number of dishes. It adds great flavor to fish, beef, chicken and even rice. It is one of the easiest sauces to make. Children usually love the flavor of teriyaki sauce as it is sweet and not too spicy. However, if it’s a spicy kick your looking [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jun 6th, 2008
Cooking with fresh ingredients usually produces delicious results. In an ideal world, I prefer not to open cans when I am cooking. I enjoy serving my family a meal that has truly been created from “scratch”. This being the case, there are times in all of our lives when we need a jump-start on the cooking process. Canned [...]
