Daisy Chains and Picnics

Although duck a l'orange is one of Blanche's favourite dishes, it's hard to imagine her having the patience to see this all the way through. Maybe one of her many gentlemen admirers-Jake from VIP Catering?-can lend a hand.     Ingredients 1 whole (i.e, double) duck breast 2 tsp course sea salt 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 1/4 tsp ground clove 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth 1/4 cup orange juice 1 orange Method 1.  If necessary, cut the duck breast into 2 individual breasts. Turn them skin side down and trim any skin and fat that extends beyond the meat. With a very sharp knife, score the skin side at 1-inch intervals, going through the fat but not into the meat. Pat the duck breasts very dry with paper towels. 2.  Stir salt, pepper and cloves together in a small bowl. Season both sides of duck breasts generously with the mix. To ensure a crisp skin, put the duck breasts skin side up on a large plate and refrigerate, uncovered for at least 4 hours and up to overnight. ...

The evening of Thursday 25th September 2025, I walked into the downstairs door resulting in a very painful toe. Woke up next morning to it bruised and swollen and found it painful to walk, so thought I had maybe broken it. Scott took me to urgent care clinic in town to get it checked out. After a 3 hour wait and an x-ray, it is indeed broken, I have to keep it strapped up and wear sturdy shoes for the next 3 weeks, then back to the doctor to get it checked again.

So easy, Rose can make them in her sleep!. The trick-as with anything this simple-is to make sure the ingredients are the best: potatoes that are firm and "new" as possible, creamery butter and bright fresh dill. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any small enough potatoes so I just had to go with what I could find and cut them to size. Ingredients 1 pound very small new  potatoes-white, red, purple,  or a mix of the three 1 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter 3 tbsp chopped fresh dill 1 tsp lemon juice freshly ground black pepper coarse sea salt Method 1.  Scrub the potatoes and put them in a wide medium saucepan. It's help if the pan is the right size to hold the potatoes in one fairly tight layer. Pour enough cold salted water to cover the potatoes by 1-inch. Bring to the boil over a medium heat. Adjust the heat to a bare simmer and cook until the potatoes are just tender when poked with the tip of a knife-not long enough to split the skins and make them mushy. Timing will vary d...

I am a huge Golden Girls fan and have passed that on to Jodie 😁. I have been wanting to do a Golden Girls themed dinner for a while now, I found these party supplies online and purchased them from USA. I also made some Golden Girls themed food. I really enjoyed creating this themed birthday for Jodie, I hope to do more themed occasions throughout the year. STAY GOLDEN!