Writing Season One

Friday Walk Through the Farm

One of the pleasurable things about early summer mornings is walking through the garden. And, in my case, taking a walk through the farm. Read more →

Wouldn't Mind Being Chopped - Just Sayin'

This was the view from my hospital room; loved all the green! Spent a bit over a week in the hospital couple weeks ago. Not much to do there 'cept watch television - thank Jupiter and Mercury for that! Got hooked on the FoodNetwork. I like cooking shows, but since the senior software engineering guy and I don't 'do' cable tv, we watch either what's up on Netflix or on dvd. Anyway, one of the FoodNetwork shows I really enjoyed was the cooking competition one called Chopped. Now this was fun! The premise is simple: *four chefs compete in three... Read more →

On the Road to Great BBQ

When I was growing up, my dad would grill steaks, hamburgers and hotdogs for us four kids in our backyard. He was a wonderful grill cook and had a sauce recipe I wish he'd written down for me! He'd buy these ginormous t-bone steaks and douse them with that secret sauce and slap them on the grill. Read more →

The Art of the Best Tuna Sandwich I've Ever Had

This post is about the best tuna sandwich I've ever eaten and guess what? I made it myself. Read more →

Cookbooks and the Art of Living

I recently cleaned up my cookbook bookshelf. Read more →

Art of a Great Split Pea Soup

Saturday I channeled my inner chef and made just about the best split pea soup I've ever had...and that's saying something! Read more →

Joy of Cooking something Different

I like to cook. I'm even pretty good at it when not pressed for time or budget. I don't often cook big meat dishes though. However in the October issue of the Rachael Ray Magazine which I picked up at the grocery store last week, I came across a recipe that kind of lept off the page and said "Try this." Read more →

Chicken Soup - A Foodie Experience

What's in the pot? Well let me tell you! Since this is an artist blog I thought I'd delve into the art of cooking since I had a blast last evening making a scrumptious Chicken Stew Soup. Is it stew? Soup? Not sure so I'm calling it Linda's Chicken Stew Soup. (Does anyone actually use the word scrumptious anymore? It means "extremely delicious." Not just delicious - which itself means tastes really good - but extremely delicious.) I have fun cooking from time-to-time. Last Christmas my husband bought me Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking - 2 vol.... Read more →

A Foodie Blog? Nah just the Art of Cooking.

My own copy of the cookbook. In this mosaic of Life we all share we do like to eat don't we?! And when given the opportunity, we like to eat well. One of my favorite movies of all times is "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" with the legendary funny man Don Knotts. There is a scene where he is sitting on his girlfriend's porch after having had supper and he says - ever so profoundly - that he enjoys good food. Not really a deep comment but one that is so true. Who doesn't like good food? Well I certainly... Read more →