Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
My mom is one of the main reasons I come back to this blog. She always encouraged me to get back to it, she enjoyed reading my posts. I have been unsuccessfully attempting her Irish Soda Bread recipe for years. YEARS. It is always a fail despite following the recipe exactly, right down to the…
Fall is my favorite season. Not only are the trees gorgeous but they produce some beautiful bounties. Fresh picked honey crisp apples, yes please! We have been celebrating the season with this pie for over ten years, it truly captures the season. The original recipe is quite decedent. I’ve improved on it a bit over…
After some unseasonably warm weather, we have finally settled into cool fall days. Chilly mornings have me craving oatmeal, steel cut oats are my favorite. Flipping through The WFPB Cookbook I found the perfect recipe, and I had everything on hand. Let me say, I do love this cookbook. Beyond the recipes there is some…
Twenty weeks into quarantine and life certainly looks different. Big and small changes, some good some bad. For example, I certainly do not miss my commute – now that I have learned to transition from work to home. My train ride was always that transition time, I spent it primarily with headphones in, podcast on,…
Breakfast is a challenge on work days. My preference is something savory, low-carb, and satisfying. Oh, and I try to keep breakfast around 300 calories. Eggs are a preferred choice, though I prefer to eat later in the morning (at work), so they are not a great option most days. Chobani black cherry yogurt with…
Nothing says “I Love You” quite like butter and heavy cream. Right? Oh and strawberries. Ya know what else, the smell of strawberries drying in the oven is AMAZING! Heat oven to 200 degrees, slice the strawberries, arrange in single layer on parchment lined cookies sheet. Cook for 4 hours, flip at the halfway point….
I finally checked out Mariano’s, a new grocery chain that is all the rage in our area. There is not one in my neighborhood but on my way home from girls weekend a few weeks ago we passed one that was have it’s grand opening. The store definitely lived up to all the hype! Amazing…
I recently called our cable company to cut back on our cable channels. For one, we don’t need to spend that much on cable when we have Netflix and Amazon streaming. But mainly, we don’t need to spend time watching TV in the summer, we should read a book outside. Excellent reasons, in theory. Well…
As it turns out, I can’t cook for just four people. But better too much than not enough! I had the pleasure of hosting Biz {My Bizzy Kitchen}, Jennifer {Slim Shoppin‘}, and my sister {Lower CT River Valley} for brunch today. Two sets of sisters, one set of twins. We grew in the same town…
We have a lot in common, buffalo and breakfast to mention a few. A lot of my favorites this year were your favorites too. Breakfast Quinoa Buffalo Cauliflower Dip Buffalo Hummus Flax Oat Bran Zucchini Muffins Smoky Frittata Any of these would be a perfect addition to ringing the new year.