animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

the dark knight

Much like all of the other Batman movies I’ve seen, I didn’t like this one, either. I should have known better than to rent it, but it got such rave reviews that I thought for sure this would be the Batman movie I’d like. I blame it all on the …

the brothers bloom

All of the funny stuff for this movie happened in the previews. I hate when that happens. Given this, the movie was ok, but, I could have saved myself some time and just watched the previews again.

milk

We watched this movie last night, while drinking Margaritas, not milk. Sean Penn starred, so the acting was great, but I just was not into the movie. The plot was kind of boring, if you ask me. So, I give the movie a thumbs down, but the Margarita a thumbs …

blvd

The boy went to Pittsburgh with the in-laws to see the Grease musical, so I thought this would be a good opportunity for Brian and me to have dinner at the Boulevard Grill. Conveniently, Brian’s parents bought him a gift certificate for the restaurant for his birthday. I had a …

cappelletti

I decided to tackle my grandmother’s cappelletti recipe over the weekend. Actually, it’s my great-grandmother’s recipe, but while I was growing up, my grandmother was always the one to make it over the holidays, so I think of it as her recipe. First up was the chicken stock: 4.5 pounds …