This week it’s the kitchen, the place where everybody gathers, and it\u2019s not just because of the stove. The coffee pot\u2019s in there too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIn the kitchen, several old things are new again. In the 70\u2019s we went to each other\u2019s houses for dinner, which was often potluck, and our Crock Pots \u00ae stayed on the counter because we used them so often.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Then the\u00a0Crock\u00a0Pot was relegated to a shelf in the garage and last time I went to a potluck supper, many of the dishes were store-bought. Not a single tuna and noodle and peas casserole in sight.<\/p>\n
Crock Pots returned in sleek versions we call slow cookers and we\u2019re all exchanging recipes. Here\u2019s mine: put one onion in a crock pot and the house smells like home all day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Casseroles are now known as one-dish meals with many more than the three or four ingredients we relied on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWe’ll need to buy some new casserole dishes.\u00a0\u00a0I gave away the last one a long time ago and I don\u2019t know where we stored the Pyrex. ?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n<\/div>\n
“Tea For Two”\u00a0 performed by Australian guitarist, Gilbertt Kat.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s his YouTube channel: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/gilbkat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
Artwork above generously loaned by Susan Branch, whose blog and books I read faithfully.\u00a0www.susanbranch.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n