yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, I’ve got that whole I LOATHE NY site, this isn’t about NYC. This is about upstate NY, Ithaca and the Finger Lakes area. As previously mentioned my Hippie friends finally left Texas and moved to the Ithaca area, which makes them much closer, and cheaper to get to, but not […]
Autumn Arrives
September 23, 2007 by
So I’m going to post Summer Flowers as my good-bye to Summer. All of these photos were taken during my “Greather Ithaca Escape” more on that later.
Lazy end of Summer weekends
September 13, 2007 by
Had a lazy weekend, spent Saturday at my sister’s house lazing in the pool, and when it came time to cook it was strictly “What’s On Hand” We were not about to ruin this day, with a run to ANY store. Strictly what’s on hand Macaroni Salad 1lb tube or shaped pasta (elbow, ziti, rotini, […]
Detroit Part 4 – Greektown & Departure
September 12, 2007 by
For some reason this never posted, so better late then never. Greektown We came to eat. We found LAIKON Authentic Greek food, everything was awesome. Saganaki (missed it while it was flaming) Lamb platter Kalamari (Consumed so fast I was lucky there was this much left for a photo) Spanika…. can’t spell it And so […]
Detroit Part 3 – LOCO’S Bar & Grill & The Downtown Tour
September 10, 2007 by
Cocktails! About time too, all that walking around in the morning, sheesh. I swear, I walked by some people at a sidewalk cafe who were having bloody mary’s and I pointed and said loudly “Now that’s what we need” … alas they made me wait until damned near mid afternoon. How thoughtless! The Gang meeting […]
Detroit Part 2 – Eastern Market
September 9, 2007 by
Detroit – Lyrics by Marcella Detroit aka Marcy Levy This town aims at you like a gun She never misses anyone She’ll chew you up and spit you out The rest you can borrow Detroit I can hear your motor humming Don’t you know I’m coming home to you Detroit Where a man can be […]
Detroit Part 1 РArrival and Polish Village Caf̩
September 5, 2007 by
Detroit – Lyrics by Marcella Detroit aka Marcy Levy Detroit — I can hear your motor humming Don’t you know I’m coming home to you Detroit — Where the simple things are free And everything you need Is there for you, there for you…. ———— Why Detroit? Why not Detroit? The real answer is because […]
The Greenmarket (again)…
August 30, 2007 by
This past Saturday I once again dragged myself into Manhattan to get myself some farm fresh, real ingredients for some healthy, wholesome meals. The result was a Provencal style chicken with vegetables. Ingredients: One quart* of baby fingerling potatoes, cut into bite size pieces 8 Golden beets (small to medium in size), cut into bite […]
Things are afoot, again!
August 24, 2007 by
Today, I booked two trips, one for next weekend, is the first of many to come, to Ithaca, NY where my dear friends Tom & Sue have relocated from San Antonio. The second trip was my purely selfish, and entirely needed solo getaway to Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo for Thanksgiving weekend. I’m so jazzed about these trips. And […]
The Baked Peach
August 12, 2007 by
Silly me, I forgot dessert. The Baked Peach 2 peaches 2 teaspoons good vanilla extract sugar to coat Vanilla Ice Cream (the best you can get) Preheat oven to 400F Halve the peaches and remove the stones (cut in the direction of the indentation) score the peaches with a paring knife being careful to not […]
