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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Happy Thanksgiving!
Knowing that a lot of you are going to be on the road visiting relatives, we figured we’d wish you a Happy Thanksgiving before you motored off! (And P.S. – Do be careful at the Black Friday Sales.)
Posted in Food, Holiday
Tagged cranberries, I'm not eating that, stuffing, turkey, ugly food
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Popovers
I’ll be flying solo in the kitchen this Thanksgiving and instead of my usual yeast rolls I thought I’d simplify things and make popovers instead. The batter is mixed in a blender and poured into a muffin pan. What could … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday, Lovin' from the Oven, News
Tagged don't open the door, easy popovers, muffin pan
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Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
This was my Mom’s recipe, over the years it was doubled to make extra because the first loaf never lasted long. A slice of this bread and a cup of coffee on Thanksgiving morning was our fuel before we hit … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday, Lovin' from the Oven, News
Tagged cranberries, pumpkin, Thanksgiving, walnuts
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Orange Sherbert Clouds Over Lansdowne
The sky last night over Baltimore Avenue.
Posted in Photography
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Friday Five – Number Twenty One
Twenty first in a series creating a collage using five elements.
Posted in Collage, Friday Five
Tagged collage, lunch box, packing a lunch, pickle, pin up girl, thermos, Tina Garceau
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Two Parents, Two Boys and a Dog
Here’s a picture of Ella, John, Sr, John, Jr and Henry O. Capewell along with the family dog. Notice John B Capewell’s hands. He’s holding a spool of string in one hand and giving the string a tug with the … Continue reading
Frog Memories
Monday afternoon I got word that my friend Eunice lost her battle with cancer. It got me thinking about how certain events and people in your life – like a post-college restaurant job I had when I was twenty one could … Continue reading
Posted in Food, News
Tagged Frog Restaurant, Moh Azzizi, Philadelphia, Steve Poses, The Frog Commissary Cookbook, waiting tables
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The Great Ravioli Experiment
I’ve wanted to try my hand at making ravioli for some time now. In the past I’ve experimented making pasta with my new-to-me pasta maker. My fettucini and lasagna were successful, so it was time to move up the pasta chain.
Posted in Food, Lovin' from the Oven, News
Tagged how to make ravioli, ravioli 101, ricotta cheese, semolina flour
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Veterans Day
Charles L. Williams on deck, sometime between 1944 and 1946.


