THE CASUAL COOK By Martha Strom Living in Germany shortly after the end of W.W.II was an exciting assignment. We were actually living in a foreign country for the first time. The Berlin Airlift that Ed had flown in 1949 had ended just a few years earlier and now the U.S. was trying to...
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The Incredible Edible
In our 30 years as an Air Force family I’m happy to report that never at any one of the many places we lived were fresh, in the shell eggs not available. Our only experience with powdered eggs—-a military staple in some remote locations—-was, believe it or not, Paris, France. Ed, on the other...
A Tiny Summer Herb Garden
I love a variety of fresh summer herbs and I like them to be convenient – so in the spring I plant them in simple containers and put them on the patio. They’re just outside the door. I can clip them as needed and put them in small containers on the side of the...
Everything Old Is New Again
Memories of a Portuguese Island and Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake The new issue of Sunset Magazine had arrived in the morning mail and I strolled back from the mailbox slowly flipping the pages as I went. We had just moved to Arizona and I was hoping to find a brilliant Southwest landscaping idea, one that...
Happy Memories of a Beer Bread Recipe
Four ingredients if you're willing to part with that bottle of beer - Beer bread is fast, and kneadlessly easy
A Kate Hepburn Brownie Breakfast
Katherine Hepburn's biography sends us searching for her fantastic brownie recipe published years ago in a magazine.
On Simple Southern Foods and a Perfect Southern Supper
Our New Years Day mandatory Commanders Call at which we arrived half hung over from a New Year’s Eve party to face the Wing Commander, his wife and a decorated hogs head, in that order...
Mexican Weather Report: “Chili Today and Hot Tamale”
Two fast and delicious dinners, Chili Pie Casserole and Chili Stuffed Baked Potatoes - You could prepare either one with your eyes closed, providing, of course, you know how to operate the can opener blindfolded.
