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The Birds
As February nears a close, I am reminded of being sure the bluebird houses are clean and ready for the March homesteaders. So much snow blanketing our backyard makes for a difficult hike up to the bluebird house on its cedar post beside the little meadow . I spotted my first bluebird down the road…
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Bread and Toast
When I asked for “Sour Rye with Seeds, please” at the bakery counter, the woman looked at me quizzically. “Sour…rye?” “Oh, that’s an old term from my childhood on Long Island– sour rye bread came from our neighborhood bakery. It’s as if my grandmother had sent me up to Bell Blvd. for a loaf at…
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Stacia’s Pot Roast
Stacia Kelley, one of my oldest and dearest friends, developed this delicious pot roast recipe. Known throughout the town of Pine Bush, NY, Stacia’s cozy, little kitchen always smelled like “Something great’s cooking! Stacia’s Polish-American background and love flavored her wonderful recipes. She knew this was my favorite so she’d make it for me when…
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Mary Ellen’s Jewish Coffee Cake
Here is a delicious coffee cake with an old-time flavor. Back in the day when my girls were little, we would have “play groups” among our circle of friends. MaryEllen made this recipe and I’ve loved it ever since. What a tasty, comfort-food treat for mid-February…or anytime! Ingredients: 1/4 lb. butter (Cabots or Land o’…
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Wintertime, but not winter blues
Funny, there is something in me that doesn’t want the winter to end despite yet another day of snow this mid-February day. Now dusk, it’s cozy here in our office with the lamps casting an amber hue, the space heater murmuring softly, Violet asleep and breathing deeply on the upholstered green chair beside me, Scott…