Around Crownsville

So, you think you don’t have any dessert in the house

It was late.  One car had a flat tire.  The other car had a warning light glaring at me. The problem — a severe need for dessert and no reliable way to get to anything.  The solution had to be in the pantry.  I went back in mind to an earlier time in my sister-in-law’s kitchen.  Continue reading Old Fashioned Sweet-tooth Remedy is Gluten-free

Bean-haters Chili — the quiet meal

I love chili.  I remember exactly how my mother made it, and it included plenty of red kidney beans.  For her, like  most of the meals she prepared, chili was a budget-stretcher.  The ground beef went that much further, and it was tasty to me.  I would later discover, not so to others. Continue reading Bean-haters Chili for a Snowy Day in Crownsville