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365 days…

by Karen | Jul 15, 2022 | All, Blog, Chip, Death and Dying, Married Life, Still Cooking, Stories

It has been 365 days since I heard your heartbeat for the last time. I held your hand in the OR, and my head was on your chest when they called the time of death. My heart stopped then too. You read about these stories of loss and grief, but like so many other life...

Biology Does Not Make You a Father

by Karen | Jun 19, 2022 | All, Blog, Chip, Stories

Love does. It takes more than a biological chain of events to make a human and become a father. A father is more than that; men can become fathers without biology. Men that adopt babies or children love those kids as if they were “their own.” A father is a person who...

Cheese Heals? This one sure does- Nettle Meadow.

by Karen | May 29, 2022 | All, Appetizers, Blog, Cheese Heals, Food and Cooking

Nettle Meadow’s Kunik Triple Cream is fantastic. It is early on Sunday morning, Memorial Day Weekend. I have already walked 2.5 miles and had breakfast with Tillie. “Tillie’s House,” as we call it, has a beautiful front porch with rocking chairs and a breeze. What...

Blog- Beer vs. Cheese- What does heal the soul?

by Karen | May 18, 2022 | All, Blog, Cheese Heals, Chip, Drinks

(I wrote this on Saturday, May 14th, but I just could not post it till today) Today is the 36th anniversary of our first date. Our first date is the calendar date I celebrate most because without that first date, there would be no wedding date, no anniversary, or the...

Travels with Chip- Guess where we went?

by Karen | May 8, 2022 | All, Blog, Chip, Still Cooking, Stories

There is not a day, nor frankly, a moment that goes by that I don’t feel the unfathomable loss of Chip. It hits me when I attempt the mind and body quiet of yoga. It is a stab in the heart when I am alone in the cheese section of Wegmans. It is a pain to see my...

Cheese Heals- Wegmans Sweet 16 and Professor Brie Cave Cheese

by Karen | May 5, 2022 | All, Appetizers, Blog, Cheese Heals

Amelia and Nick, aka Skates, met me at Wegmans in Dewitt, NY, before meeting up with Jack and his friends at Twin Trees Too in Solvay, NY. Chip and I loved to go to Wegmans, and we basked in the selection of cheeses. We would talk about what we would make with them or...

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I am often asked, “What is Pasta on the Floor?”
Pasta on the Floor is different for everyone. It is a recipe that tells a story and inspires them to try something new. For others, stories of family, joy, loss, and hope engage with them. This brings me a great deal of happiness. I do not take myself too seriously, so be forewarned the subject matter is open and truthful. In many ways, Pasta is a tale of life, and I think you will find familiarity and commonality as you scroll through these pages.