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Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle. ~
Lewis Carroll. Birth date, January 27, 1832

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Is fear infectious?

Good Morning Everyone

The sun was rising a short time ago, and was quite beautiful. It has already disappeared behind the clouds again this morning.

Watching "Lawrence Welk" with Grandma. I know, you are jealous!

I am an old man and have know a great many troubles, but most of them never happened. ~ Mark Twain, in The 4-Hour Work Week, Timothy Ferris.

Grandma T's Cryptoquote today. "You only live twice. Once when you are born and once when you look death in the face. ~ Ian Fleming

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. ~ Benjamin Franklin - Jan 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790.

"Wrong is wrong, even when it helps ya." ~ Popeye the Sailor Man.

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A right delayed is a right denied. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.
~ Moliere

Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.
Moliere

Crab Cakes perfect for December and January

Dungeness Crab is great for making crab cakes, this batch was made with the vegetables that were already in the kitchen. I usually include fresh italian parsley and shallots, but they were delicious none the less.

The tedious part of making crab cakes, of course, is cleaning the shells. This can take some time, and you want to be very careful not to get any shells in the crab mix.

Here are the general ingredients I like to add to my crab cakes, take a whole crab, clean and shell it. Then take the fresh crab meat and mix with the following ingredients:



Dash or two of worcestershire
dash or two of hot sauce
one whole egg
one medium to large shallot finely chopped

1/2 bunch or so of parsley finely chopped
1/4 cup or so celery finely chopped
1/4 or so cup Italian bread crumbs
dash salt and pepper

sometimes I will add yellow onions, or green onions, like this time and I added a few finely chopped carrots.

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay. Simone de Beauvoir, January 9, 1908 - April 14, 1986.

I watched Hitchcock's movie "The Birds" the other day and that brought on my "Vertigo". ;-)

Happy New Year's Day!!

New Year's Eve was very casual for me this new year, staying in and relaxing in my p.j.s. I prepared some Swiss and Gruyère cheese fondue, cracked crab and also enjoyed champagne. I invited the neighbors to come and have some with me and to please wear their pajama's! Thanks Ladies for coming over! :-)

The fondue recipe is one from a restaurant that is no longer in Chico, it was called Rubino's, it was a wonderful fondue restaurant.