Queenkv’s Brainpickings

Last weekend, I played in the dirt with my hubby. I ripped out weeds and dead stems left behind from our first garden in Cow Town. Next, we added new soil and mapped out spots for our new plants. Before dawn, I spent a few hours researching what plants work for our garden space. Last [...]

The style, the passion and the fabulous clothes… I fell in love with Fedrico Fellini’s “8 1/2″ at Cal. My film professor screened this film at the Pacific Film Archives. Marcello Mastroianni was brilliant as the Italian movie director who was struggling to come up with his next masterpiece. [from http://www.britannica.com] For extra credit, I [...]

What happens when you combine 2-pounds of bacon, chorizo sausage, spicy Italian sausage and a new grill? A Bacon Explosion! I found out about this amazing culinary invention from an anchor I worked with in Topeka. She’s now reporting at one of the best stations in Kansas City. I’m also amazed people were willing to [...]

Good question. I’ve killed many plants over the years. So this year, I’m trying to keep them alive. The Paupered Chef inspired me to take another chance on my thumbs. If he can grow a salad in Brooklyn, I should be able to follow in his footsteps back here in California. So, we planted our [...]

Italian sausage meat, chickpeas, garlic and penne pasta. Plus baked green and white beans. We also had a Talus 2006 Pinot Noir.

Eating a slice of Italian bread and watching the surfers Hang 10

I try to find new recipes to try out on my weekends. I’m thrilled with the huge kitchen space in our Vacaville home. There’s plenty of room to spread out my herbs, veggies, meat and cutting areas. Sometimes I have my PowerBook open to a tasty online recipe. When I’m prepping meals, sometimes I stare [...]

originally uploaded by queenkv. We made a yummy dinner for Valentine’s Day. Mark cooked this yummy linguini with clams in a white wine sauce. I did salmon wrapped with Italian ham slices. It was fun to cook together. We ended dinner with a dance set to the music rolling for the end credits of Sixteen [...]

We ended up spreading out our 2 year anniversary over three days. Tasty food, good drinks, Trivia Smackdown and happy memories. We even got a card from Daisy. Mark said one day she asked for the car keys and she came back with our present: a porcelain mug from Starbucks. He said “china” is the [...]

A close-up shot of tiramisu from Bucca di Beppo in Kansas City. originally uploaded by queenkv. This is my entry for today’s challenge on Photo Friday:Textured. This italian dessert is served up in a huge white bowl. It was like dipping into a tasty bowl of cereal. I could totally do tiramisu for breakfast. Good [...]