Margaret Pilgrim

Hash is a lovely thing in all its infinite variety. Poultry, fish as delicious as the usual suspects. We have a hash story in our family. I took our son to a downtown cafeteria for lunch when he was about two. I checked out the menu board and saw corned beef hash, a favorite of his. I ordered my lunch and a half order of hash for the baby. "Can't do half orders." "No?" Then he launches into a long explanation The manager appears and asks what the problem is, is informed and announces, "Make a half order for the child." "Thank you, sir." So we get our order and sit at a booth. Son WOLFS his hash and calls out, "More hash." "Shhhh, there is no more hashh." "More HASH!" "SSHHHHHHH, that was plenty. There is no more," "MORE HASHH!!!" The rest is a blank in my mind. We somehow got out of there. But hash becane a family war cry.

We have a communal table here where we can bring our bag-lunches and our tours de force. One place we can still share food and space.

Sweetie, you need to speed up your game. We NEED your great plate shots.

Sounds about shelf price where i live.

I never have a handle on this household staple. I lost count just short of $4 but recently find it over that. What's your sense?

No milk box, but we did have dairy delivery. You had a usual order and requested extraordinary product by stuffing a note in an empty bottle. In winter, you would occasionally find over an inch or so of frozen cream extending from the top of the bottle. Yes, cream since this was before homogenization. We also had a chicken and rabbit lady who came into town every week or so with fresh product. As I marginally remember, rabbits were dressed but chickens needed to be drawn. Maybe not. I do remember with some angst my mother insisting that I learn how to draw a chicken. I wasn't amused, She said it was necessary should I marry someone who hunted. I told her that I would ask any guy first if he liked to hunt. Always the pragmatist.

Tomato with blue cheese dressing Asparagus beef with...TJ's couscous and seed mixture, since husband has mentioned that we seem to enjoying nightly rice.

If you're anything like me, you will remember clearly at 3am.

DH ran to the store late yesterday to find all bread (and all greens and eggs) sold out, including all tortillas, pita and naan, So it's back to DIY.. Needs must...

That is s stunning piece, Andie. Wonderful patina and delightful shape! Thank you for this. Have you ever used it?

DH would like that.

Are we approaching this from etymology or pronunciation? As in potato bread or garlic bread?

I also use boxed sauteing greens. I usually cook up the entire box for the two of us, but have started rationing us to half a box. Husband made a fast shopping run yesterday and not one boxed green was available. I need to do "grow dances" in front of the chard plant in the backyard.

Fresh cheese, tomato pesto Disappointing baked crusted chicken thigh marinated in mayo/hot sauce/panko, Not BAD, but nothing to repeat

Super looking peas. Want!

Blistered asparagus, green goddess Mac and cheese

This slid past me. There is a huge crop of mallow this year. I never knew you could cook with it, altho as a child I delighted in picking and eating the "fairy cheeses". THANKS for this new window.

For some reason, I find this extraordinarily beautiful, kind of a Van Gogh seascape, had he done those, a sense of motion.

Mexican "frying cheese", olive bread.....yum Really ersatz pasta e fagioli. I tend to use this soup to clear out small amounts of odd pasta. Still, soulful. Toast from homemade loaf.

Sliced oranges with red onion, blood orange EVOO Chili with side of Camargue rice, green onion, cheese

An inspirational video on paella

Mache and butter lettuce Chicken thigh in white wine, red onion, garlic, broth + Camargue rice

Started with a large platter of primo avocado, quintessential flavor, No adorning needed. Husband asked if I could make "hamburgers" "juicy". Like how? Like can you add something...like oatmeal? Or panko? Oh...you mean like fried meatloaf? YES! Okay, Fried meatloaf, garlicky and buttery zucchini, frying peppers. Fried meatloaf? Feel like I'm in a limbo contest.

You can vary your tank of red sauce wit an occasional vodka sauce. Add red pepper flakes, splash of vodka, heavy cream.