Tag: Winter

WIAW 94 – Mid-December

WIAW 94 – Mid-December

And we’re getting closer to Christmas, and I’m on a gingerbread kick, and… just to get us into the Christmas Spirit, we’ve had record breaking warm weather here in New York. (Much of the rest of the country, too, I understand.) Lovely warm evenings for 

WIAW 93 – Christmas is Coming

WIAW 93 – Christmas is Coming

I’m sure that somewhere, there is a goose getting fat… but not here. I am pleased to say that I am feeling much better, and have managed to not only catch up (I think) but also start to plan ahead… sort of. I mean, Christmas 

Potato Pancakes – Latkes

Potato Pancakes – Latkes

Potato pancakes – or latkes – are traditional for both Hanukkah and Christmas for people from Eastern European cultures. But you don’t need a holiday to enjoy them – they are delicious!   My senior year in college, I shared an off-campus apartment with another 

WIAW 92

WIAW 92

Now we have passed Thanksgiving here in the US, and are settling down for winter. (Even though it isn’t really Winter for a few more weeks…) It does usually start to feel like Winter here around now – but I must say, this year, it’s 

Vegetables in Miso Sauce

Vegetables in Miso Sauce

Well… more carrots… and frozen vegetables. Green beans, in fact. Trader Joe’s down the street sells French beans – long and thin, and uncut – and they are much better quality and a better price than the frozen beans available in the local grocery store.