To me, one of the most exciting things about getting out on the bike is that it’s brand new every time. I’ve done the ride I did yesterday that runs from the post office here in Westborough, into Marlborough past the Marlborough airport, through Stow on Route 62 right into the center of town onto [...]
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Turkey Leftovers? Warm Turkey Tortilla Sandwich - Quick & in Pictures
November 26, 2011 – 12:46 pm
All right, so Thanksgiving’s come and gone, but, hopefully, you’ve got a bunch of leftovers just waiting to be tackled. Great! Here’s a really quick & easy way to use leftover turkey (or any meat) to make a warm turkey tortilla sandwich that goes great for lunch or dinner. You can even make this tortilla [...]
Stress-Free & Easy Roast Turkey
November 23, 2011 – 10:42 pm
All right, here we are: Thanksgiving eve! Can’t you just anticipate the smell of roast turkey with all the sweet and savory fixings in the air? I sure can, especially after zipping in on the bike just at dusk after being pelted with stealth, frosty, pin-prickly beads of sleet. Whoa, what a great feeling coming [...]
Fresh, Zesty Cranberry Sauce - All in Pictures & More!
November 22, 2011 – 7:05 pm
Rich ruby red, zesty mouth popping snaps of sweet and sour softened with a gentle, glowing hint of cinnamon spice. There’s nothing like a bowl of fresh cranberry sauce that’s both so much more satisfyingly flavorful than the canned version and, at the same time, as easy to make as boiled water - and can [...]
Getting the Food Fresh - From Cedar Swamp
November 21, 2011 – 9:05 pm
A darn good friend of mine, Sarah, and I had just wrapped up an indoor air quality talk with a group of Boston architects two years ago when a mutual friend of ours, Eugene, from the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) overheard us talking about food and cooking. Eugene said something like, “Well, Bruce, first you’ve [...]
Heartfelt & Heartwarming Veterans Day in Westborough - In Pictures
November 11, 2011 – 3:23 pm
I zipped through the rotary (shown above) to Pine Grove Cemetery,…
…the Vietnam Memorial…
…and Forbes building on the bike this morning to join our Veterans Day celebration.
Wow, were the flags snapping against a blue sky background in the leaf-streaked, chlly wind! But, really, what a perfect setting for a dead-on appropriate, heartfelt and heartwarming event that [...]
First of Kind Stress-Free Thanksgiving Video/Picture Book
November 6, 2011 – 8:22 pm
Everybody’s gotta eat. Most people can’t cook. Turning that around is what this site, and now, this first of a kind step-by-step video/picture book are all about.
Here’s a short video trailer.
Click the book cover picture above for a link listing the online sites where the book is available for 1/3 the cost of a Thanksgiving [...]
Lights Out, Grill On!
November 2, 2011 – 10:53 am
Crack, snap, pop! Twice in two months those ear pricking, heart zipping sounds waking us scary early in the morning in the Northeast have meant lights out for at least a day.
Power’s a great thing, but even when it’s out, you still gotta’ eat. So, why not make it an adventure ? For me it’s [...]
Pie Crust From Scratch: Quick, Easy & All in Pictures
October 27, 2011 – 9:01 am
Whoa, it’s suddenly getting chilly all across the country. It snowed in Colorado yesterday after days in the 70’s, even 80’s. They’re talking about snow and rain here in the Northeast tonight. Great time to fire up the oven and slide in a pie. Just think how comfortably the oven will heat up the kitchen, the [...]
Oven Roasted Butternut Squash - All in Pictures
October 18, 2011 – 11:20 am
All right! Fall’s full-on! Days are getting shorter - real fast. The air’s cool and crisp. Leaves are taking on brilliant colors. And on blustery days like yesterday, those gorgeous leaves are swooshed up and blown across the sky like big fat, multi-colored snowflakes. If you’re starting to feel a goose bump or [...]
