don’t shop till ya drop

So what does one buy on a trip to Paris, you might be asking yourselves…. Perfume?, gorgeous shoes?, awesome little known European designer fashions? lingerie (those naughty french people)? great deals on duty free electronics, booze and fags perhaps? er No, if your me, you’re coming back with a suitcase full of food items, procured [...]

paris markets

The highlight of any trip for me has got to be rummaging through the local food markets, it’s a beeline I head straight for in any foreign country… this one, which was 5 minutes from our apartment, was amazing, sprawling, bustling, jaw dropping, eye popping and a plethora of foodie delights! I could have stayed [...]

paris in half a nut shell….

the other half comes later…. because I don’t want to bombard you all with my blithering on and on about it,  so in a nut shell…. Paris is spectacularly beautiful (above Notre Dame) its also a totally confusing city (yes I wore circles around the place) the weather could not have been more perfect, blue [...]

paris part 1

I’m back…. yip you didn’t know I was gone now did ya? That’s right the Catskill Kiwi pulled a fast one,  I legged it outa here and was back before you could say “Bob’s ya bleedin uncle”…. (note to self add this one to Kiwi-isms). Anyway, once I figure out what day it is, what [...]

kitchen angst

My friend gave me this book, thank you Teresa! and its so friggin funny I almost peed my pants laughing, which was not a good thing considering I was having a bath at the time. some recipe titles…. hee hee hee Potato Soup to Tide You Over until You’re Wealthy and Important Watercress Soup for [...]

potato fish fritters ala Nan

I made these for dinner last night… another Nana classic NO I will not make you decipher, I will translate, but I do get a kick out of little old lady penmanship. It’s such a blast from the past and I’m not talking about my past,  just THE PAST, as in the times before computers. [...]

dinner

Sauteed Fiddleheads, recipe here Baby Spinach Salad with avocado and shaved Pecorino Roasted Parsnip Soup 1 lb parsnips cut into chunks 2 medium onions cut into chunks 3 cups stock, any kind you like (well not beef or anything crazy like that) 1/2 c apple juice olive oil, salt & pepper Toss veggies with olive [...]

slingin a cd your way

howdi….for those of you that visited and commented THANK YOU, and for those of you that visited silently, I also  THANK YOU.  But I know there is a lot more of you out there in cyberspace land, who perhaps like to remain anonymous?  I can, however assure you I’m quite friendly, I shower often, I [...]

waste not want not

Okay so how cool are these totes…. and Being the quintessential bag lady and always carting a tonne of crap around,  when I spied these lovelies I got me hot little hands on these 2, toot suite, with 1 more being printed. The totes come in all different styles and colors and no 2 are [...]

the weekend

Cor blimey, I got up at sparrows fart this weekend and set about getting things in order.  Mr Weiss and I have been downstate for the past 10 days or so and in our absence from the Catskills,  ALL HELL’S BROKEN LOOSE! Okay, well not quite, but I could not believe me eyes, in fact [...]