Apple Charlotte

I have just realized that October is a National Apple Month, yet today is the last day of it, and I have not posted any apple recipes. To remedy the situation, I am repeating one of our favorites. Napoleon invaded Russia and lost. Embarrassed and frustrated, he declared that it wasn’t the Russian generals who…

Deconstructed Honey Cake

Sadly, my attitude also went sort of sideways resulting in absence of photos. Fortunately, you can only see both the process and the product in the video featured in https://lastingjoyclub.wordpress.com/2018/09/21/explore-yourself/. As you have seen in the video, it’s the easiest funky dessert you’ve ever made: crumble a piece of cake into a wine glass, add finely…

It’s Good to Be the King and Love Salads!

King George I of England loved salads. He was not the only one; at the end of 17th – beginning of 18th century, Grand Sallads were “trending” among all Royal Houses of Europe. You might even say, they “went viral.” You know I couldn’t help but give you a taste of Mel Brooks’ genius! But…

The Apple (Granny’s Dark Poem)

Another latecomer to the blog party brings a very moving, albeit quite disturbing, poem. Please welcome oldpoet56 and stop by his blog for more literary treats and other insightful posts.

Late Party-goers Always Welcome!

Come on in – the door is open, everybody is welcome in my kitchen and nobody is ever late!  Let’s open some wine and keep on partying! Meanwhile, I’ll ask the expert from  Odedi’s Wine Review Blog – have you tried these? What do you think? And now, Beautiful People, please welcome Brooke of https://theutopiauniverse.com. You will…