Snow Days ~ Over the Years

Who doesn't want to keep a few snowy memories accessible? Here's snow stuff from Queens, New York City, NY as well as some Ohio photos, complete with a tree-view from a condo window. The music iPhone provided, nice beat. Quickly presented and it may have been inadvertently edited. Perhaps there will be a Take 2. 

 YES -- let's try it HERE: https://youtu.be/EZFmDoNr8sU

 

Short Bread Cookies

My late great mother-in-law would make these for Christmas, but whenever you want a nice simple tasty cookie, make these.

Mix together these ingredients:
1 pound butter
1 Cup light brown sugar
4 Cups white flour

• Roll into 4 rolls and roll them in red or green sugar (for Christmas).
• Chill overnight.
• Slice off cookies and bake at 350 degrees 15 to 20 minutes until golden.

Hey, use organic ingredients and you'll feel better about the pound of butter, but each cookie is small. FYI, my ex said don't use whole wheat flour. He tried it and "blech".

Welcome, Elena Mary!

Congratulations to my nephew Christopher and his wife Ellie on the birth of their baby daughter, Elena Mary: Born on Friday, July 29th at 5:59 pm EDT, 6 lbs 13 ozs, 20 3/4 inches and a full head of black hair. Can't wait to meet her and see big brother Marco in person!

Playing tourist

Playing tourist
Originally uploaded by Kate Anne

With Kat here I get to play tourist :)

We went to Madame Tussauds at Time Square -- more pix to Flickr.com/kateannenyc before too long.

Francis's Crowd Pleasing German Potato Salad

(When my dad gave this recipe to me years ago he neglected to put the amount of potatoes but he was making it for a family gathering so I think it was probably a five pound bag of potatoes, perhaps more, leave me a msg if you figure it out.)

Cook potatoes with skins in salted cold water. Cool-peel-cube.

1 quart of water
6 T cornstarch
1 C vinegar
6 t sugar or to pleasant sweetness

Onion larger than a golf ball, chopped very fine
Salt & pepper to taste

3/4 # of bacon chopped 1/2 " across, sauteed to pleasing brown, stirring occasionally till done. Remove bacon and set aside. To bacon fat add water mixed with corn starch, vinegar, etc. Heat for thickening. Add onions to cubed potatoes. Then add thickened sauce to potato mixture and stir lightly till well mixed. Heat slightly before serving. Add bacon and serve.

My dad would make the above and place it in a yellow insulated covered serving container and take it to family picnics and get raves. I no longer eat meat and I miss this salad. The memories, though, I still have. I give the recipe as promised to my bacon eating kids and friends.

In scarf with knitter aunt

In scarf with knitter aunt
Originally uploaded by Kate Anne

Kate Anne and Aunt Betty brave Erie weather, off to meet with family in Fairview.

Kitty at Pfish In

FW: Kitty at Pfish In
Originally uploaded by Kate Anne

Cosy Cat at South Bethany Beach -- my brother Greg's family cat, who joined us for our family reunion.

Kat's Fake Flake Crab Mac Salad

I did a variant of Kat's macaroni salad made with an 8 oz. pkg of fake crab meat (with "real crab" - yeah, 2% or less) from Louis Kemp. How much of anything? I dumped, and a foodie just sorta knows, right? But YUM:

• Twirly type of pasta, cooked, cooled


• Flake crab, broken up


• broccoli stems (the florets had seen better days :-)


• celery, chopped


• frozen peas (briefly dunked in boiling water)


• red onion, diced small


• Hellman's mayo


• Light sour cream (gotta save some calories somewhere)


• Celtic Sea Salt

Simple, but yummy. And great to store in the work refrigerator.

Meanwhile in Cleveland...Kat & MD

Meanwhile in Cleveland...Kat / MD
Originally uploaded by Kate Anne

In touch with Katerina and Michael Dylan, Mom Kat and Krista learned that they, too, were out celebrating, not with Easter lamb (or fish) but with Wings!!

Kat attests to the Cleveland location -- glad that all were having fun!!

Happy Greek Easter!

Happy Greek Easter!
Originally uploaded by Kate Anne

Greek Easter and Krista couldn't get to her sister's. Mom Kat to the rescue. Dinner at Stamatis in Astoria.

A little birthday cake

A little birthday cake
Originally uploaded by Kate Anne

Following take-out Chinese food, we celebrated my birthday with Kat's yummy little chocolate cake ordered from Cheryl&Co., complete with candles, no less! -- More birthday pictures on my Flickr.com site.

FW: Celebrating Kate Anne and Anne

FW: Celebrating Kate Anne and Anne
Originally uploaded by Kate Anne

"Happy birthday mom!", say Katerina Lyn and Michael Dylan from Anne's birthday party in Cleveland Ohio to New York City's Mom Kat.

Kate Anne and Krista

Kate Anne and Krista
Originally uploaded by Kate Anne

Celebrating:) -- Kate Anne and Krista, with two bouquets of birthday flowers: Wow! Dinner was at Blossom at 187 Ninth Avenue, New York City: yummy!

Nice Niece, Nice Friends

Alan, Dana, Jill

Dana Pfister recently visited Perth, Australia, and amidst her adventures found some time to meet up with her Aunt Kate Anne's penfriend(s), Alan and Jill.

Adieu, Mac

Adieu Mac
Originally uploaded by Kate Anne

The year has begun with a time of grieving: Mac Cat died on Jan. 2nd. Officially MacTangelo, this little orange-taffy colored tiger came into my life the same day as my first Mac computer, August of 1994. Long in the tooth, but very beloved, this little rescued animal has been a joy and a blessing. This may be the final picture I took of him, a simple cell camera shot. For more of Mac's pictures check out the Mac tag on my Flickr pictures. But no picture can capture his true specialness in my life. Adieu, sweet Mac.

Go Browns!

Go Browns!
Originally uploaded by Kate Anne

Kat and Krista were out having fun. Such good friends! Krista is like my other daughter, a sister to my Katerina Lyn. (They emailed me this picture.)