The on-going chronicle of all things related to the George and Laura Roediger House (c. 1905) in the historic Holly Avenue Neighborhood of downtown Winston-Salem, NC. More info and pictures can be found at RoedigerHouse.com. [Mobile users: CLICK TO SEARCH the blog.]
Winston-Salem had a pretty pleasant final Saturday of March, and after a pretty full week that ended with a late night in Chapel Hill, it was great to be chillin' the day away. For supper, I had to be tame: roasted salmon atop spring mix with homemade creamy Caesar dressing. This was the ideal call, and once more was I a happy salmon supperer.
Based on "Easy Lemon Caesar Salad Dressing," by Kim Hardesty of lowcarbmaven.com.
Last Friday found me back in Sampson County for a final time this school year, a wrap-up session with the administrators from the Targeted Support and Instruction initiative that brought me there to begin with. Our focus was on Instructional Design, and I was dedicated to the challenge of challenging them. To soften my many blows, though, I also brought along a pretty sizable collection of DoubleTree-style chocolate chip cookies that I'd made the night before. With high hopes that a few hours' age on them wouldn't impair the good flavors, I offered those delicious cookies in individual baggies given that our caution for germs and sickness has remained strong in these years since the Covid pandemic. I think they were well-received and perhaps even appreciated!
"DoubleTree Hotel's Chocolate Chip Cookies," by Ayşegül Sanford and her blog, Foolproof Living. [Published December 29, 2013 / Updated 07 December 2020] Official DoubleTree recipe from Hilton.com was released to the public on 09 April 2020.
There was a lot going on last week, and Thursday evening needed to be an easy dinner. That ended up being sausage, onion, and potato hash, something I could throw together in about an hour with a very satisfying result. Once more, perhaps I was a little too generous with the spice level, and I had to draw on a couple of large tumblers of ice water...but I was a contented homedweller once the supper was concluded.
A little sweet treat was called for last Wednesday night, and I thought I'd try a fun new twist on dessert. I do mean that literally, because it was puff pastry cinnamon twists, with a vanilla glaze. I didn't know what the heck I was doing and I thought it was going to be a bit of a disaster...alas: apparently it's hard to mess up. Simple and delicious, not so very difficult, rewarding: all that adds up to success.
