Sorry, I missed yesterday, but we were without power. In fact, the power lines have still not been fixed but we have a generator! Hurrah for modern equipment. When we first moved to Maine in 1973 we had no electricity or running water. We, actually, were excited about it back then. We were part of a generation that decided to move "back to the land" and be self sufficient. We bought a fifty acre peninsula, cleared a some land with an ax and built our home for $5000.
We set out to grow all our own food, organically. We heated with wood, hauled our water, learned to enjoy kerosene lamps and candle light. We had no phone or computer. In some ways, I miss the simplicity of that life. It seemed like I had endless amounts of time to walk, to paint, to pick pussywillows, visit friends. Things always seem sweeter when you look back.
Well, thankfully, I have a gas range and can still cook. Yesterday, I made the Drop Biscuits on pg 164. The recipe is credited to Mary Meyers and it is wonderful. I used the biscuits for strawberry shortcake last night and today we had them with jam. They are delicious.
I hope you will order Bill's book if you haven't already. Just go to his website www.billirwin.com and you can order it there. I'd love to have you cook along with me.
Tonight, I made Fettuccine with caper sauce pg 91. This is Sam's favorite so far. I will send you the recipe tomorrow.
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