In April my cat Katie died. It is so very hard when one loses a pet, especially one who had the capacity to provide me so many hoursofcalming pleasure by… [Continue Reading]
Category: Blog
Healthy + Frozen
There are lots of frozen food that are healthy and at times more appropriate to use than what you can buy in the store. This allows for eating food out… [Continue Reading]
I am a 2-fisted drinker
The connotation of the phrase “two fisted drinker” is that of someone who has an alcoholic drink in both hands, they drink a lot, and can apparently hold it. However,… [Continue Reading]
Boring to Exceptional Cooking
Updated 13 July 2020; Original 29 March 2019 All Chefs and good Cooks have little tricks they use to up the flavor of their favorite dishes. I have done an… [Continue Reading]
Cooking Math
Updated 24 December 2020; Original 22 March 2019 Cooking as Art, Craft or Science Archaeology can point to proof that cooking started at least ~1M years ago, by humans no… [Continue Reading]
Solar Drying Herbs + Veggies
Dehydrator: I have an electronic dehydrator, that was bought for me many years ago. At that time we had a pear tree that gave lots of fruit. After the raccoons… [Continue Reading]
Old Recipes + Cooking Ideas
Revised 14 July 2020; Original 8 March 2019 My Story Last Summer, like I did the year before and will do next year, I prepared and served a special, very… [Continue Reading]
Healthy Eating = Expensive?
Updated 17 July 2020; Original 22 February 2019 Common Wisdom? There is a common idea that healthy eating has to be expensive. Is this truth or myth? WebMD, cites an… [Continue Reading]
DIY Cooking
Updated 22 July 2020; Original 21 February 2019 Do It Yourself (DIY) Tab I have a DIY section at PattyCooks, that is focused on items you can make yourself. The… [Continue Reading]
To Fridge or Not…
Modified 18 July 2020; Original 8 February 2019 Kitchen on Fire As you may know, in addition to this food blog and website, I also assist at Kitchen On Fire…. [Continue Reading]
2019 Cooking Predictions
It has been a rainy month, which is great since we need the water. But it makes me focus on soups and stews so you are seeing those sections grow… [Continue Reading]
Food Storage
Updated 19 July 2020; Original 15 January 2019 Food Storage Options There is an interesting web site that helps define proper storage for food called Save The Food, worth a… [Continue Reading]
My Meal Prepping
Updated 19 July 2020; Original 12 January 2019 My Story I started thinking about the New Year on Sunday, while “meal prepping” for the week. That led me to thinking… [Continue Reading]
