Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
Friday night cocktail are always a great way to start the weekend. Sparkling wine, St. Germain (elderflower liqueur) and lemon. Tasty! The time change and fall sky makes for a great dinner making view. On the Saturday evening menu, homemade gyros with a Greek salad. That view wasn’t too bad either. Very close to the…
It’s been a long week, Friday took too long getting here. I am looking forward to the weekend followed by a short work week capped off with a looonnnngggg weekend. I have a whole lot of nothing on the agenda. Looking in the fridge I saw a handful of leftovers staring back at me. I…
Marathon training can really be all-consuming, I am glad to have it behind me. Not that I minded the training, I actually enjoyed it, but it is time-consuming and starts to rule your life a little. With the marathon behind me I feel like I can resume a normal schedule. I have a bunch of…
I jumped on the pumpkin bandwagon this weekend. Actually, we tried to squeeze in as many fall events we could this weekend before it was too late. We got an early start Saturday morning to check out Casket Races… What a riot! Some really creative designs, including one made of 1100 lbs of ice. I…
“You are running the New York City marathon.” That is the Most common response when I tell people I am running the NYC marathon. They have the facial expression to go with it too, their eyes go wide as they say “you”. Sure I don’t look like your average runner, nonetheless marathon participant. Sure, I…
A free evening is rare these days. A free evening that coincides with me having inspiration and energy to cook is even more rare. I was hoping to give duck breast a try, no luck finding any. All for the best because I ran across this recipe in a cookbook my mom passed along to…
Ya know how you get so busy and things pile up a mile huh that not starting is easier than figuring out where to start. And then problem compounds. That is where I am these days on all fronts. Finally diving back in… Meal planning and family dinners have taken a back seat to my…
I have lots of great benefits at my work, but none better than an instant message announcing “food in jars” for me. Homemade food in jars. Plum rum and Habanero rosemary jam. Leah (my co-worker, friend, and favorite mommy blogger) generously made and delivered these beauties. Sunday was a beautiful fall like day, ideal for…
In my never-ending battle with freezer space, I threw together a few meals this week from freezer finds. I found last summer’s tomato sauce and eggplant Parmesan. Combined with leftover fresh mozzarella on whole wheat naan, it was pizza time! I re-crisped the eggplant in a skillet with a little oil. Added some slice of…
We neglected our grill this summer. The hot summer was mostly to blame. The weather lately has been perfect though so we decided to take advantage of it to show our grill some love. Standard burger topped with arugula, asagio cheese crisp, and spicy basil ketchup Grate about a cup of cheese into a bowl…