Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
Appetizers, my favorite meal of all. Seriously, I could live on them for every meal of the day. But I always struggle with deciding that perfect appetizer to make, especially when bring it so someone’s house. Aiming for something that goes with the meal being served, is not too filling, and that everyone will like….
1) Simple 2) Ride 3) Perfect 4) Sunbathing 5) Olympic day 6) Keeping cool 7) Digging in the dirt
Challenge, meatless steak au poivre… I think the natural choice would be portobello mushrooms, they are a great stand in for beef. My mind went to cauliflower, my love of cauliflower has been well established, and I did love those cauliflower steaks. Hot out of the oven. The cast iron skillet is a rock star…
Not sure I ever mentioned I used to do roller derby. Well not the full contact version, but a derby for “women old enough to know better!”, Derby Lite. It was so fun, challenging, and the women were all amazing. It has been a few years since I last skated with them, purely a time…
So ya know I preserved those lemons with no clue how I was going to use them. My husband actually hates lemon is his food which makes using them up even more of a challenge. I just could not see them to go to waste. Well even preserved lemons have a shelf life. As much…
1) More progress 2) Post race refresh 3) Mother’s Day 4) Hell yea! 5) I scream 6) Airport dining 7) My view
I took a long weekend for Mother’s Day and headed to Montauk to visit my son. After a long travel day I arrived to just in time to enjoy happy hour on a beautiful day with an equally beautiful view. A fabulous start to a fabulous weekend where I was so well taken care of….
1) Almost there 2) Happy hour ocean side 3) LIRR 4) Progress 5) Brisket tacos 6) Tball fiesta 7) Salt water shot
I spent Mother’s Day weekend visiting my son in Long Island. The end of the island, and the easternmost point in New York state. Not one travel hiccup, which is amazing consider it involved four planes, two cabs, one train, a bus, and a few car rides. Not the easiest place to get to from…
1) Blue skies 2) Chit chat 3) Understatement 4) Start Me Up 5) Porch guest 6) Player 7) Overdue