My Life
How I see the world, who I love and more
Martha: Missed Career as a Radio Actress
A couple of weeks back, our local OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learner Institute) held the annual end of the year "Picnic" and General Meeting. A lovely Picnic, held indoors with AC and no ants or other wildlife. The menu included bar-b-que, potato salad and desserts. But,...
EAMC Celebrate Life 5K
Stefanie and I teamed up with Cindy this morning for the EAMC Celebrate Life! 5K. My best time! (not bad since we were treating it like a training run). For Christmas John got me a Garmin Forerunner 210. That's a neat watch with a Garmin GPS that tracks distance and...
Wedding
Over the weekend of September 17, my brother-in-law, Chuck tied the knot with Ellie on Block Island (RI). Of course, feeding the new spouse wedding cake continues to be quite the event! Quick, but fun weekend seeing a place, visiting with family and of course,...
Sleepy Claw
Aren't smart phones like the iPhone or Droid neat? Kevin sends us the "Picture of the Day" from his iPhone several times a week. When we were up in Birmingham last week we noticed that Genevieve works hard to free her hands before she settles in to sleep. Hence, "The...
Mary Potatoes
OK -- this is the first in a series of not-heart healthy, but totally yummy and easy recipes...
Mary Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 pkgs Simply potatoes shredded hashbrowns
- 1 qt half and half (the real stuff)
- 1 stick of butter (real butter is best)
- 1 med onion finely chopped
- 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Melt the butter in the half and half (I do this in the microwave); mix in the chopped onion and add salt and pepper to taste. Put the potatoes into a 9" x 13" baking dish. Pour the half and half mixture over the potatoes; top with the parmesan cheese.
- Bake at 400 for 35-45 minutes -- until the top is golden brown.
- Serves 12 normal people, or 3 or 4 water polo players.
