Not So Fast Spaghetti and Meatballs from the NYT

I spent an afternoon creating two recipes which appear in the New York Times. The recipes were for The Zappa Family Spahetti Sauce and Meatballs.

There was nothing too hard and the biggest time user was the 2.5 hours simmering. But that doesn't take any effort on my part and fills the house with wonderful smells.

Fast Comfort Cookies---It's That Time of Year

It's that time of year again. Girl Scout Cookies. What can be quicker than purchasing a box or two of cookies from your local girl scouts when you are needing a dose of cookie nostalgia?

Some of my friends are moms of Girl Scouts and are my suppliers of the sweet delicacies I anticipate this time of year. I am patiently waiting for my delivery of Thin Mints, Trefoils and Somoas.

You can meet the other cookies in the Girl Scout Cookie line up.

A moment to remember my own cookie days:

Having been a Girl Scout in Bedford, Ohio, I remember picking up my cookies from the cookie chairperson. The carrier box was brown cardboard and cleverly designed so that an assortment of the cookies fit inside and the top of the box formed a carrying handle. This was a time when the girls actually sold the cookies door to door so carrying the product was important to the success of the scout.

The day I picked up the box was a snowy day. I remember carrying the brown box with green printing home through the snow and the early darkness of winter. The flakes with the large, wet kind and they easily covered my hat, shoulders of my coat and the top of the box.

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Quick at Christmas

Here I am preparing a meal at Christmas. The meal included turkey but was made quick by using only the turkey breast.