Month: July 2021

Friday Night Dinners – Rock Sugar Chicken

Friday Night Dinners – Rock Sugar Chicken

Growing up, dinners in our house were on a schedule that repeated weekly. Tuesday and Thursday, refried beans and tortillas. Wednesday, homemade pizza. Friday was almost always chicken, either at one of my grandmothers’ apartments or cooked by my father. I have no recollection what 

Cucumber Abundance – Thai Cucumber Pickles

Cucumber Abundance – Thai Cucumber Pickles

As the summer heats up, the cucumber vines in my garden lengthen, with yellow blossoms at their ends. There are male and female flowers, the females with tiny fruit just below the petals. Over a week or two, the fruit grows, enlarging into a full