Author Archives: traceybelle
Dia dhuit!
That would be “hello” in Irish. I’ve been taking an Introduction to Irish Gaelic class. Next Monday is the last of 4 classes, after which I’m planning to continue on with the free weekly classes. This is all through Gaeltach Minnesota. The course I’m in now is just a cursory introduction to spelling, pronunciation, and [...]
English Muffin Breakfast Pizzas
I have been sick all week, miserably so, which means I haven’t really done anything interesting food-wise. Lots of chicken-based dishes and Gatorade. And Fruit Loops, which I was craving like crazy for some reason. That’s also why I missed posting anything on Wednesday. Since I don’ t have any new culinary adventures to share, [...]
Meet Worf
Worf arrived on Saturday. He’s a bulldog/labrador mix. He has attached himself to me, probably because I was the one riding next to him on the way home. He often climbs into my lap and immediately falls asleep – so far he hasn’t done that with anyone else. He also follows me around constantly, which [...]
Etta James
I had actually planned this post before Etta James passed away. Today would have been her 74th birthday, and I have enjoyed her music as long as I can remember. I knew her song “At Last” long before I knew who she was, as it was on the Northern Exposure soundtrack (one of my all-time [...]
Stovetop Smoked Salmon
Tonight for dinner it was salmon. We’d gotten a good piece from Hackenmueller’s (a local meat market which I will definitely write about at some point), and decided to try it in our stovetop smoker. [We have this smoker - it's great for ribs, and as it turns out salmon, but that's all we've tried [...]
