Author Archives: Jim

Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken & 2018 Gérard Boulay
Sancerre “Chavignol”

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Jim

I love recipes that are easy to assemble and prepare.  Minimum prep time, and then if the dish can be consigned to a slow cooker, we are in “home run” territory!  This chicken dish not only packs wonderful flavor, it … Continue reading →

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Washing of the Hands

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Jim

Passover, Passover, Passover… I love it today.  I loved it when we lived at 25 Alston Avenue.  I can remember that in advance of the Holiday a station wagon would drive up to our house and park in the driveway … Continue reading →

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Trouble in Caesar’s Household

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Jim

Ides of March, 44 B.C.E. Caesar:  Calpurnia! Oh, Calpurrrrrrr-neeee-yah! [from the background, “yes, what is it?] Calpurnia where did you put the spare rolls of toilet paper? I have to “go” and there’s no toilet paper here!  Only two small … Continue reading →

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Sicilian Pork with Spaghetti and Jean-François Coquard Morgon “Les Charmes” ’16

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Jim

I was looking for a “transitional dish”.  You know what I’m talking about.  Summer is fading into the rearview mirror, yet the robust days of football Sunday and frost on the pumpkin have yet to arrive. I wanted a dish … Continue reading →

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