You know it’s a good cookbook when you keep your library copy at home, accruing late fines, just so you can make a few recipes. And yes, I did buy my own copy of The Homesick Texan Cookbook and I am eagerly awaiting its arrival. Using the library copy, I made two recipes: Austin-style black [...]
Posts Tagged ‘United States’
The Homesick Texan’s Green Chile Posole with Black Beans
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children's books, cookbooks, cooking, eating, food writing, housework, locavore, United States on May 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Just read
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bookhistory, libraries, United States on May 6, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Some good advice for a rainy weekend in Madison from John Cotton Dana, , founder of the first library children’s room, at the Denver Public Library, pioneer business librarian, and enthusiastic collector of American art: 1. Read 2. Read. 3. Read some more. 4. Read anything. 5. Read about everything. 6. Read enjoyable things. 7. [...]
Gentle, with jellied salad
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baking, cookbooks, cooking, eating, food writing, gardening, humour, United States, Wisconsin on April 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »
On a family visit to Olbrich Botanical Gardens this past weekend, I picked up Apple Betty & Sloppy Joe by Susan Sanvidge, Diane Sanvidge Seckar, Jean Sanvidge Wouters, and Julie Sanvidge Florence. Yes, another cookbook.As I told my students today, some people read mystery novels or romances when they’re busy at work; I read cookbooks. [...]
P/FLOTUS read “Where the Wild Things Are”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children's books, United States on April 12, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Perhaps Barack and Michelle Obama missed their calling as children’s librarians? See them reading Where the Wild Things Are here. I’ve never really been into Maurice Sendak (don’t know why, really, feel free to convince me otherwise in the comments) but I do appreciate someone who gets into reading aloud. I’ve got a longer post [...]
Reading, now in Wisconsin
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged about me, ereading, travel, United States, web design on April 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Apologies for the blog silence! I see that some of you have taken a look at my Family History Archive project page, and I’ve got some new (real-life and online) friends, so I thought I’d pick up the proverbial pen and start blogging again! I’m looking forward to getting back to it. Since I last [...]
the nerdy shipmates
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged history, humour, non-fiction, United States on April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am somewhat embarrassed to admit that I have a book on my bedside table by an author who is described on the dust-jacket as a McSweeney’s person. But I am on a Sarah Vowell kick. How could you not like a person who writes zingers like this one? Certainly the Puritans believed and said [...]
