PATTY ANN’S PASTIMES

This is the best microwave risotto ever! For supper (we say supper for the evening meal on The Farm) the other night, I wasn’t up to the task of cooking risotto on the stove so I searched the internet for a Easy & Basic Microwave Risotto recipe. What I decided to try is featured below…

It’s hard to believe a year has already passed us by!  I took a break from posting on this blog.  But now I’m ready to get back into it!  I wanted to give an update on my big pocketbook.  I am still carrying the large purse that I wrote about and pictured last March.  And…

For you Crocodile Dundee fans you’ll remember the similarity to Nick’s famous saying: “That’s not a knife…THAT’S a knife.”  I must tell you when I unpacked my new purse, I had the same thought!  Looking at my old purse and then my new one, I said to myself now that’s a pocketbook!  I could not…

Recently, I was reading a story in a magazine where a daughter was reminiscing about her elderly mother’s pocketbook and all the precious memories surrounding that clothing accessory.  This story reminded me of my own mother’s pocketbook.  From little up, I remember my mom carrying a pocketbook, not a small one either, but a large…

I have always been intimidated by any recipe that had the name “risotto” in it.  For one thing, I had no idea what risotto was and plus, it just sounded complicated.  I thought risotto was actually another name for orzo.  To my default, I used the words interchangeably until I was recently set straight. One…

As you can see, I have had a long absence from posting on my blog.  To all my faithful readers, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your patience!  A lot has happened since my last post.  It’s amazing how fast one’s life can change!  I remember hearing other peoples’ stories of…

It doesn’t matter how long I stay away from painting, I always come back to it.  All my roads lead back to painting.  It’s like something deep down inside of me wants to be nothing more than a painter.  I dream about having a studio where I work from dawn to dusk, 6 days a…

When I was talking to my cousin a couple of days ago, she asked me if had done any painting lately.  I replied I had not, but last week I purchased some canvases and new brushes.  So, she said at least I was thinking about it.  I have found myself in this quandary before, which…

While on my walk early this morning before sunrise, I thought to myself:  Fall is in the air.  How do I know?  It’s hard to describe, so all I can say it’s just a feeling telling me this day was different.  A coolness that wasn’t present yesterday.  Not just any coolness but the edge of…

I want to introduce you to the best waffle iron (or waffle maker) in the whole world, in my opinion anyway.  I have had several waffle makers in the past, and this is the best one I have found so far!  As you may well know, making waffles can be very frustrating, especially when you…