Throwback Recipes 1965

In 2011 I started a blog of Throwback Recipes. I didn’t check the dates to see how long I kept it up but it was short lived.

Here’s an example of a post. My mother’s Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe

Last week at the Community Center I saw an old cookbook on the “Free Table” so I brought it home and found a handwritten recipe and a newspaper clipping and had fun going through the pages. It was from Lake Charles. Louisiana first printing in 1965

Found inside
The handwritten recipe
Notes:
Raggedy Ann Salt Ornament
a Pea Salad
and Cornflake Macaroons
A Party !
Sounds good to me
Do you like Okra?

Wordful Wednesday

Sign in a gallery at the
Carnegie Museum of Art

A Bit of Ireland in the Burgh

The Irish Design Center on Craig Street in Oakland neighborhood is a bit of Ireland in Pittsburgh.

Supporting small business by showcasing the highlights of the store!

I bought some Gooseberry Preserves and a sheep key ring, some Irish afternoon tea. A great place to shop for gifts.

Thanks for accompanying me as I browse through the store.

Saturday I had a selfie fest as I toured my own city
Sweaters
Belleek China
Waterford Crystal
Lace
Beans and Mushy Peas
Pottery
Woven Scarves and Leather Belts
Baaaaaa
Jewelry

Along Penn Avenue, Saturday

You just know there’s a story there.

The Iris are in Bloom

Just the yellow so far, not the purple

Poetry at Shaler North Hills Public Library

April is National Poetry Month .

My friend Lisa and I went to hear a couple of our friends read their poems on Friday evening at the Shaler North Hills Public Library .

We even received a free houseplant (a jade plant) from poet Megan Tutolo. After the reading there were snacks and conversations with the poets. We enjoyed all of the readers. They each kept to a ten minute time limit.

What a good way to celebrate National Poetry Month

Farm Fresh Eggs

Saturday I helped out with Sheep Shearing day at Flower Hill Fleeces Farm.

Skirting the fleece with Rachel
of Tableten Podcast fame.
It was chilly in the barn.

At the end of the day, I was given a dozen farm fresh eggs from their chickens. Thanks Jodi. You can let the eggs sit on the counter until you wash them. Then they need refrigeration. I washed two and put butter and olive oil in my omelet pan to fry them up.

Here’s the short video of them cooking. Look at those vibrant yolks.

Buttered toast waiting for the eggs
Freshly ground pepper
Just right to dip the toast in

They were delicious.

Squeezing a Lemon

My friend Beverly found this jadeit reamer to replace my broken clear glass one and gave it to me

Water added to freshly squeezed lemon juice video 12 seconds long

https://youtube.com/shorts/zZW6NCBXynk?si=_IWKFdCryRCZj9_U

Fabulous Find in Spain- a Guest Blog

I received this fabulous photo and message from fellow blogger Darlene Foster. (You can click her name to visit her blog. )

Thank you for thinking of me, Darlene. International abandoned furniture made my day!

“It was on Calle Cerise in Orihuela Costa. Calle Cerise means Cherry Street in English. I was on my early morning dog walk when I saw this abandoned red couch by a garbage bin. I immediatly thought of Ruth and quickly snapped a picture while the dogs waited impatiently.” Darlene

What a find!

Darlene Foster is the author of the Amanda Travel books series that my granddaughters enjoy reading. Prema especially loved Amanda on the Danube as they were living right next to the river

The White Lilacs are in Bloom

Photographed from an upstairs window

A friend who gardens told me our season now is ahead of other years