Susan's Pendulum

It's like magic!  Alton Brown said to peel the hard-boiled eggs before they cool.  And it works! With fresh eggs from happy chickens, ...

The "Survivor" version of cooking lessons.  Gary and I have been enjoying watching Worst Cooks in America .  This is much better t...

Elizabeth's arrival is the best of the recent events.  But, oh!, I do wish I had the strength and endurance to go help more, visit more,...

When my aunt gave me some "Lock & Lock" I thought it was just another plastic storage container.  What was she so hyped about ...

Menu-planning.  Everybody tells us that is the way to save money on the grocery budget.  Okay, there's some truth to it.  You plan th...

ice cream and sherbet pudding and yogurt mashed potatoes fruit smoothies scrambled or over-easy eggs tomato soup chicken-noodle soup ...

My husband is not a fan of soup. Oral surgery and missing teeth?  You get soup. The soups I made recently really hit the spot for him.  I...

Gary's favorite insta-suppers are ~ Aldi bake-at-home pizza (almost as good as Tony's ) ~ spaghetti with a side of green beans. ...

I keep running across these recipes that say, "Pat the chicken dry with paper towels," and then the instructions go on to tell abo...

Those recipes are always telling you to brown the meat and then to drain the fat.  For years I was a good girl; I followed the directions. ...

James Beard advised in his book Hors D'Oeuvre & Canapes that no matter what else was served at a cocktail party, a tray of deviled...

Slowing down with meals, then, is symbolic of relaxing into our body, our career, our fears and desires, and anything life presents. It’s...

I was serving dinner for 40-45 people, some of whom had special dietary needs.  And I was doing it far from home where I had limited access ...

I was recently making Glenda's Most Evil Dessert as a thank-you treat for some of my co-workers.  Of course, it never crossed my mind ...

You know those lovely, round, rustic-looking loaves of bread?  I could never pull them off.  I tried making a round ball of dough, let it ri...

That distinctive odor.  I can smell it in the pantry as soon as it starts.  So you grab the bag of potatoes, dump them all out, and find the...

I think I washed dishes eight times on Tuesday before I asked one of the kids to help. Wednesday looked to be another day full of dishes. ...

When you most need the good food, when you most need to avoid store-bought products with their additives, when you most need vitamin-packe...

For years I had a KitchenAid mixer.  I loved it.  It beat my cookies, kneaded my bread, and whipped up birthday cakes. When my standard-size...

During late summer's fresh-tomato season, Maggie and I made a lot of alfalfa sprouts and a few tries at other sprouts.  Years ago, when ...