Category Archives: 3) NON-RECIPE POSTS
Stopgap Solution for the Email Flood
Many of us are getting inundated with emails whenever someone posts a comment to a blog entry upon which we’ve, also, commented. As many have already noted, you can stop the madness by remembering to uncheck the “Notify me of … Continue reading
Posted in 3) NON-RECIPE POSTS, Uncategorized
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There’s something about Mary …
Happy St. Joseph’s Feast Day!
Sis’s Soup with Little Meatballs (Minestra con Polpettine)
You might recall that last December, I demonstrated how to make quadretti, a small, square-shaped pasta. At some point, I mentioned Mom using this pasta in soup to nurse me back to health but that my Sister remembered differently. She recalled … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Family Recipes, Pasta/Rice/Soups (Primi Piatti)
Tagged cooking, food, Italian, meatballs, pasta, recipes, soup
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The Bartolini Have Left The Building!
Yes, it’s true. The Bartolini kitchens have moved — for today only. Recently, a blogger buddy, Jed, asked if I wouldn’t mind stopping by his place, sports-glutton.com, while he was away covering the AT&T Pro Am at Pebble Beach. Well, if … Continue reading
10 Questions
I was recently tagged by Mandy, The Complete Cook Book, and given 10 Questions to answer. This is one time where having insomnia pays off. Rather than spend the night grousing about the poor state of overnight broadcast television, I … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
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The Versatile Blogger and Reader Appreciation Awards
In recent days, among the gifts I received were 2 award nominations from fellow bloggers and I feel honored and fortunate to have received both. In the past, I’ve incorporated awards into some recipe-bearing post. This time around, because I, … Continue reading
Posted in Awards
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Maybe I should start my day with tea or juice or something other than coffee. With the WP problems still around, every day I awake to a fresh batch of posts to view, some as much as a day old. … Continue reading
A cup of coffee and a surprise
I’ve no idea what has been going on with some of my WordPress features. Just this morning my “stats” page seems to have moved residences without leaving so much as a forwarding address. I know it’s here somewhere and I’ll … Continue reading
The Unexpected: The 7 Links Challenge
Over the past couple weeks, I’ve had great fun reading my favorite bloggers as they accepted and answered the 7 Links Challenge. It’s an interesting exercise in self-examination, offering us, the readers, a glimpse into how each blogger views her/his … Continue reading
This is going to kill me!
Ever since I began toying with the idea of starting this blog, I never really thought about what it would look like or what recipes would be included within it. I can see now that I’ll never be satisfied with … Continue reading
