Books I read in September

The first week of September was vacation time – Paris, and reading in the parks, and in cafés. Some books were more serious, but basically it’s been a month of reading fluff. And it’s been glorious.

Review: Yes, Chef

Marcus Samuelsson is someone I first heard about when he was a judge on Top Chef. At the time I was intrigued by a Swedish chef making it in the US to the degree that he joined the Top Chef “family.” (I realize that this is not a parameter of success in the cooking world,… Continue reading Review: Yes, Chef

Chili con carne soup

In the category “soups I would definitely make again,” this Chili con carne soup from BBC GoodFood appears. I peeked at the comments, and I ended up substituting their spice mix for a similar to the one mentioned by larsen.kris at their site. I added the spices to the mix just before I added the… Continue reading Chili con carne soup

Things

I’ve been superbusy at work, and in my spare time, since coming home from Paris two weeks ago (really, two weeks ago already?). The puzzling thing at this point is that last week I was sort of complaining about having too much planned – and how my free Saturday was heaven… because the subsequent week… Continue reading Things

Did I pick this up?

While cleaning my grandmother’s flat for the weekend guests – my mother found a book I’d loaned her last summer. As a book mark in the book, my grandmother had used a “package to pick-up” notice from the post office. My box of books from Amazon. My grandmother was in the final stages of being… Continue reading Did I pick this up?

Picture of the month: September

  I can’t believe I’ve kept these orchids alive for a year now. Clearly, I should only have low-maintenance plants that don’t require me to remember to water them too frequently.   Only, I seem to drown my cactuses…