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Tag Archives: US Army
Eat Your Veggies
My mother is a very good cook. Now. But when I was growing up, mealtime was a source of immense stress. Mom had to squeeze every penny out of an Army sergeant’s monthly pay to feed five hungry kids, and she accomplished … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged brussels sprouts, cookbook, daily prompt, gremolata, lemon, ottolenghi, parsnips, plenty, stir fry, sweet potatoes, US Army, vegetables, winter slaw
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Six Degrees of Dorothy
Some of you know I have a fondness for Dorothys (is it Dorothies?) having yet to meet one I didn’t like. It’s just one of those names that seems to attach itself to good people. Here’s the story of my very first Dorothy … Continue reading
Posted in Random Ruminations, Uncategorized
Tagged Boeblingen, Germany, Rod Serling, six degrees of separation, Twilight Zone, US Army
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A Proustian Pretzel
I’m not alone in having food trigger an involuntary memory, although it wasn’t Proust’s madeleine that did the trick for me. My time-travel experience happened when I read a post detailing a blogging friend’s experiments making pretzel rolls. Boom, I was back in Germany … Continue reading