Author: LudwigKeck
Happy New Year
The year 2024 presents new opportunities and new challenges. It has always been fun to join in with other bloggers on challenges. My site to engage in those activities was the Two Cameras – Two views site. For reasons explained elsewhere, I have decided to bring my responses “home” to a page here at Cafe…… Continue reading Happy New Year
Mashed Potatoes
Our tradition has always been very simple mashed potatoes made from potato flakes in a box. It takes just a few ingredients: Water, butter, milk, potato flakes. Since salt is a no-no, I use a teaspoon of garlic powder. Ingredients 1 cup water 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup 2% milk, use less for thicker mashed…… Continue reading Mashed Potatoes
Gravy
The formula for simple gravy is “1-1-1” – One tablespoon butter, one tablespoon flour, one cup of liquid. Gravy starts by making a roux, pronounced as in kangaroo, with butter and flour in equal amounts. The two are cooked with continuous stirring over low heat until the mixture takes on the desired color. The longer…… Continue reading Gravy
Broiled Sweet Potatoes
Our sweet potato recipe has varied over the years. The current version has gotten good reviews. Bananas, maple syrup and honey are the ingredients that set this recipe apart. Ingredients 1 bag sweet potatoes (usually about five) 1 banana – peeled an sliced 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup maple syrup 1/4 cup honey 2…… Continue reading Broiled Sweet Potatoes
Holiday Dressing
The Keck “Holiday Dressing” has been a tradition for many decades. Over time it has been modified many times. Way back it started out based on Pepperidge Farms Stuffing Mix with various additions. Chestnuts were a long running feature, then pecans replaced them. The latest version makes it into a low salt dish. Ingredients about…… Continue reading Holiday Dressing
Green Bean Casserole
A green bean casserole has been a must for every holiday dinner in our family for ages. The current low-sodium version is pretty much like the classic as featured on every box of French’s Crispy Fried Onions. That product is reasonably low, claiming just 60 mg of sodium per two tablespoons. Here we use canned…… Continue reading Green Bean Casserole
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays!
Carolers
Happy Holidays!
All the best for the Holiday Season! Holiday Lights 2023
Ferns in Neon
Ferns in Neon
Ghost Spider
It can happen to anybody, of course. As I was getting ready to take a photo of Mrs. Joro, I accidentally pushed the release button all the way down. I hadn’t focused yet and was still wondering what aperture I should use. When I heard the click, I mumbled something to myself, something on the…… Continue reading Ghost Spider
highlight of the month
Partial Solar Eclipse – October 14, 2023
… around and about
Years ago I had a website dedicated to providing a review of happenings around and about my sites. Maybe the time has come to do this again, but here, rather than in a separate site. Actually, I did something akin to this in my last post here. This time, however, I will do it a…… Continue reading … around and about
In other places …
Visit my other sites to see these sights … Two Cameras – Two Views Gallery Ludwig
Coming soon
Photographers In preparation over in the Ludwig.Gallery
Red Awnings
Another version Here a version that really emphasizes the topic. Find a different take at Silver Canvas. Red Awnings
Diamond
Diamond in the making … After my clean, precise “Doily” how about something messier? It started with a nice photo of a daisy – and went downhill from there. There are two dozen, yes – 24, transformations of that photo in my files. They were created over a month’s time. Here are the (currently) final…… Continue reading Diamond
Doily
Recently a series of kaleido-art images concluded over at Ludwig.Gallery. The show received scant notice. That was not unexpected. Here is a brand new, unpublished kaleidoodle titled “Doily”. Just to remind anyone coming by that this addiction is not going to end anytime soon. Doily