by Susan | Sep 4, 2011 | Hannah's Cutting Board
Hannah cooked us a truly wonderful dinner last night. The menu consisted of a chicken / broccoli ziti dish with garlic (of course) roasted red peppers and cream. Yummy. Dessert was a chocolate mousse made from scratch with homemade whipped cream; very rich and quite...
by Susan | Jun 11, 2011 | In the Kitchen
Our neighbor, Art, brought lobsters over last night. We attempted to cook them up in a pot that simply would NOT allow the water to boil. After an hour of watching the proverbial pot, we got a new pot and were dining on these tasty sea bugs within the half hour....
by Susan | Apr 22, 2011 | Hannah's Cutting Board
Granny Gadget of the Ebelskiver fame struck again. She sent Hannah the cookbook “Crazy About Cupcakes” and a truckload of candy. Hannah made cupcakes for our Easter dessert and used the book as her inspiration for decorating. Nice job, Roo!
by Susan | Mar 31, 2011 | In the Kitchen
My birthday fell on a weekday, so we put off the official celebrations until Saturday. Hannah did not want the day to go unnoticed so before school she made me some birthday ebelskivers. Here I am parked on the sofa with my coffee. Notice the candle inserted into the...
by Susan | Mar 21, 2011 | Out and About in Maine
Since August I’ve been working part-time for a group called Maine Families. I am a home visitor and parent educator working with first-time parents. It’s a wonderfully rewarding job and much needed here in rural Maine. This year to help balance the state...
by Susan | Mar 5, 2011 | Hannah's Cutting Board
Granny Gadget struck again not long ago. The UPS man must think that I am a QVC-aholic as often as he delivers to us. Little does he know that it’s Granny Gadget in Pennsylvania (A.K.A. Mom) who is the QVC fan. Our latest gadget from QVC is an Ebelskiver cooker....
by Susan | Feb 6, 2011 | In the Kitchen
My wonderful daughter is 11 and is quite the little cook in training. She hates for us to tell the stories about how when she was in preschool she watched cooking shows and would mimic “making” (her term for cooking) on her little kitchen set. We used to...
by Susan | Oct 31, 2010 | On My Mind
This morning I woke to the clanking of dishes. As I lay there sleepily, it crossed my mind that Hannah just might be emptying the dishwasher without being asked. Instead, I found a beautifully decorated table where Hannah served us a special Halloween breakfast. What...
by Susan | Sep 9, 2010 | Family
Hannah started the sixth grade on Tuesday. Although Paul and I were dancing and singing “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” one member of our family is not celebrating. Snape the cat, AKA “Boo” or “Boo-boo Bear” has...
by Susan | May 14, 2010 | Garden
We finished building our house in 2006. Each year since then we’ve addressed something outside in the effort to make it look as if we don’t live in a construction zone. Although there is a benefit of a gravel yard – no mowing! This week I decided to...
by Susan | May 9, 2010 | Hannah's Cutting Board
Today was Mother’s Day. Hannah’s gift to me was to cook breakfast and dinner – by herself. For breakfast she made wild blueberry pancakes for me. We’ve done this together many times. Her first solo run as a pancake chef was smooth sailing. What...
