TJ Wilde Trilogy · Duxbridge Mysteries · Jennifer McCaffrey Mysteries
I’m not big on deep frying anything, but I love orange chicken, so I wanted to find a way to make it so it was still crisp without all the oil and breading. I found the perfect ingredient to produce that result: potato starch. I’ve been using it for a while now, and it makes the most perfect Oven Baked Chicken – I’ve been substituting it for the bread crumbs, combining it with crushed rice chex.
Nora did not win the genetic lottery, so she has some issues. Mostly, her right leg is not quite as strong as it could be, so she ends up dragging it a bit as she moves about the yard. This leads to issues with scabs developing on the bottom that get infected (for those in the know, it’s similar, but it’s not bumble foot).
I am by no means ready for Fall. I am a summer girl. Not that I don’t enjoy fall, but it harkens winter’s arrival, and I am absolutely not a fan of winter. Shorter days, snow and ice, no gardens to tend, and more indoor activities than outdoors. Unfortunately, I like having seasons, so I must tolerate winter if I wish to experience spring, summer, and fall.
Honestly, how can you stay down when this one comes up on the playlist?
It’s still warm, but I am, happily, overrun with tomatoes. Besides freezing quart after quart of pureed tomatoes, I needed something else to use them in. I thought about a nice hearty Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese, but a bunch of spinach in the frig tipped the scales to this yummy soup and fresh garlic bread.
Annie DeMoranville 