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“I wish I had a nickel to buy a pickle.”

That was an old song my grandma used to sing when I was a kid. I always thought it was the silliest song I ever heard, but sadly I never asked her where exactly she heard it. I know she went to Salvation Army summer camp (which she HATED and refused to go again) one [...]


August 05, 2011

Sadness & Peperoncini Sott’Olio.

Ever have one of those days where you really have no idea what to do with yourself? Well since my grandma passed away, I’ve had a lot. Needless to say, that’s me & my nana, Nov. 1981 … We were very close, and I took care of her above & beyond what most grandkids do, [...]


August 03, 2011

I got myself in a pickle, again.

Not really, don’t worry. I just made some pickles, that’s all. The only “pickle” I might be in is making too much preserved/canned/jarred items- now that I’ve started, I can’t stop. Before I start talking about pickles, though, I want to wish Jay luck on playing his first official “gig” this weekend with his band [...]


July 23, 2011

I love you, a bushel & a peck- uh, pickle.

I was clearly born in the wrong era; I love making things from scratch & growing/canning/jarring my own stuff. I’ve even been trying to get back into sewing again, which is awesome. I think I’m going to try to start making some aprons… by hand. I don’t have a machine & honestly, my time at [...]


June 22, 2011

You’re so fresh… you salsa fresca, you.

I mentioned this weekend that I can’t stand to have the oven on in hot weather. I need fresh, cold (or cool, or at least room temperature) food this time of year: salads, etc. Salsa is included in that list of cold foods. A jar of salsa & a bag of chips & I’m all [...]


June 14, 2011