Not Quite on Vacation

March 21, 2013 DIY Project

Ah well.  At least San Diego in late March is lovely, right? I hoped to have things on Sass & Veracity completely working by now, but that is not the case.  I’m having trouble with that yellow bar above which has a few things that are useful to people. (Well I was once I’d given [...]

Tagged as: blog design, blogging

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Pardon My Dust

February 28, 2013 DIY Project

I’ve been thinking quite a bit about what I’d like Sass & Veracity to become and true to my sometimes very stubborn nature, continue to experiment with its organization myself instead of hiring someone who actually knows what he or she is doing. So please bear with me, and I thank you for your patience.  [...]

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A Sweetheart for Me and a Simple Jam Tart for You

February 14, 2013 Dessert

Simple Jam Tart   I looked over at my husband a few evenings ago as we sat in our usual places after dinner in front of the television — he in his chair, ever present laptop casting a blue white glow on his handsome mug, and I pressed into a corner of the sofa, pillows [...]

Tagged as: Berries, jam, no recipe, pie crust, quick homemade jam, simple, Strawberries, valentine, Valentine's Day

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Gumbo with Ham Hock and Shrimp

January 26, 2013 Meat

Gumbo with Ham Hock and Shrimp I was lucky to be involved in many projects when I was teaching requiring travel to many areas of the U.S. and what I  enjoyed about each experience was that after a brain draining day of work — often dealing with a three-hour time difference — we’d wander in [...]

Tagged as: Comfort Food, Creole, okra, roux, shrimp, Slow Food

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Pork and Cabbage Soup

January 15, 2013 Meat

Pork and Cabbage Soup When I think back on most years of my life, I am able to remember being sick once every year or two — and when I started teaching — every year.  Sometimes, it went on for more than two months, lingering, wearing me down, leaving me longing for a chest that [...]

Tagged as: cabbage, Comfort Food, saurkraut

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