Monthly Archives: March 2024

3/30/24: Dr. Michael Greger, MD: Groatnola

Posted on March 30, 2024 by maryangelis

Usual disclaimer: If your teeth are delicate, and if any of them are porcelain, they might need a more consistent tender texture in the finished product — even if you bake it extra soft and moist. My groatnola came out … Continue reading →

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3/29/24: Watching for Bunnies

Posted on March 29, 2024 by maryangelis

(No bunnies here. Just a nice view this week, on the walk home after work.) Each morning, the alarm in their bedroom rang Ding! then with a polite pause Ding Ding! then with another polite pause really warming up with … Continue reading →

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3/18/24: Wedding Pictures

Posted on March 18, 2024 by maryangelis

On Saturday somebody dropped their recycling in shopping bags next to (but not in) the recycling dumpster, the way folks do. One bag held two crumbling pasteboard folders. So I grabbed the bag to toss it to the bottom of … Continue reading →

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3/17/24: Potato Cookies

Posted on March 17, 2024 by maryangelis

Big Disclaimers: 1. Warn the guests that these have peanut butter. 2. Don’t lick the batter off the spoon. The label on my oat flour warns that the flour must NOT be eaten raw. There are warnings about wheat flour … Continue reading →

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How Green Was My Valley: The Potch Recipe

Posted on March 2, 2024 by maryangelis

Update: Well, after trying this in the Consolationland test kitchen, my admiration for Mrs. Morgan’s cooking knows no bounds. She must have been a great alchemist as a cook, with better vegetables. Mine after all that simmering had the texture … Continue reading →

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How Green Was My Valley

Posted on March 1, 2024 by maryangelis

These Hellebores didn’t come from the green valley. They’re at the local garden center. Last Friday at our beloved surviving store of venerable books, the dollar cart turned up a real gem: a mint new Richard Llewellyn in the prettiest … Continue reading →

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