Category Archives: Cooking and Food

Signs of the Season

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

If your garlic looks like this: It’s a sign.  Don’t forget to cut (and use) your garlic scapes!

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Reggie’s Lunch on a Private Jet

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Reggie is out of town today and probably won’t read this post until Thursday, so instead of writing about gardening like I usually do on Wednesdays, I’m going to take advantage of his absence and indulge my readers in a … Continue reading →

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The Parch

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

When I was in college, we had an expression for the phenomenon which occurred the morning after drinking a few too many beers.  You know, that tongue stuck to the roof of your mouth feeling?  The parch. It’s a silly … Continue reading →

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Move Along, Move Along

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I went to a meeting in the “big city” yesterday; it required spinning around on Satan’s Highway, aka Route 128 in Massachusetts.  I got home after dark. My driveway is big and it has an entrance and an exit, used … Continue reading →

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The Dibble Dabble

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

The day before Thanksgiving is alleged to be the worst travel day of the year.  Thanks to winter storm “Boreas,” it will be slow going for people up and down the East coast, trying to get home for the holidays.  … Continue reading →

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King Solomon’s Beef

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

This weekend, Uncle Bob and I were talking about the prices of different meats.  I was trying to explain the many benefits of buying local, grass-fed meats versus Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) raised meats.  Uncle Bob could only see … Continue reading →

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Pas de Quoi (It was Nothing)

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

A few months ago, I got a letter in the mail reminding me that I had won a raffle prize at the fancy dress ball I attended in February. The envelope contained a photocopied picture of a restaurant we’ll call … Continue reading →

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The Garlic Repeater

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

In the early days of telecommunications, a “repeater” was part of telegraph communications; the device was used to regenerate signals for transmission. It’s Wednesday, “Tiny Steps Gardening Day.”  It’s time to plant garlic and as I look over my writing … Continue reading →

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Good Garlic Days

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

In my line of work, I have to make conversation.  Often, the chit-chat begins with someone telling me “well, I’ve had good days and bad days.”  I never use that response, although I might use “Comme si, comme sa.” Saturday … Continue reading →

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Aunt Tomato’s Tomato Update

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I woke up to a shower of Doomer e-mails this morning, before I’d even had a chance to drink my coffee and pretend I’d slept.  As I sorted through my grisly e-mails, “MUST WATCH” video clips, and depressing links, I … Continue reading →

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