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Thursday, December 18, 2025

Chicken or Shrimp Caesar Salad Recipe Created by Ruth Paget

Chicken or Shrimp Caesar Salad Recipe Created by Ruth Paget 

Note: Alone a Costco Caesar Salad is a great value. You can serve 4 people a large salad with it for less than $9 in California. I use one as a part of more protein rich salads in this recipe also using ingredients from Costco. 

Serves 4 

Ingredients: 

-1 Costco Caesar salad serving 4 to 6 people 

-4 (4-ounce) chicken breasts at room temperature 

-2 tablespoons olive oil 

-4 tablespoons steak seasoning 

Steps: 

1-Squeeze lemon juice on the Caesar salad and toss it to double up the volume of the salad. Sprinkle croutons across the top of the salad. Place salad dressing in a small serving dish alongside the salad. 

2-Heat a frying pan with olive oil in it on high. Add chicken breasts. Sprinkle with seasoning on both sides. 

3-Cook chicken for 15 minutes, turning several times to cook all the way through. 

4-Remove chicken from frying pan. Cut chicken breasts into cubes. Place in a serving bowl to go with the salad and dressing. 

Note: Coscto cocktail shrimp can be used instead of chicken in this recipe. Cut off the tail and cut the body in two. Place the shrimp pieces in a serving bowl alongside the salad and dressing. 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

UNESCO names Italian Cuisine as an Intangible World Heritage reposted by Ruth Paget

Condé Nast Traveler just posted a story about Italian cuisine being named an intangible world heritage :

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/unesco-just-recognized-italian-cooking-as-intangible-cultural-heritage#:~:text=The%2520selection%2520is%2520a%2520timely,shared%2520moments%2520around%2520the%2520table.%E2%80%9D&text=Other%25202025%2520additions%2520to%2520the,See%2520UNESCO's%2520full%2520list%2520here.

I went to a book signing by Sophia Loren in high school in Detroit.  Like a lot of groupies I told her she was beautiful.

“I owe everything to pasta,” she replied.

Reposted by Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France

Playing Classic Games to Create New Ones at the University of Chicago by Ruth Paget

The following transcript repost from CBS provides a peek inside the University of Chicago’s gaming lab:

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/retro-bay-university-of-chicago-weston-game-lab/

Game on!

Reposted by Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France

Halo Founder and UChicago Alumnus Interview reposted by Ruth Paget

Halo Founder and University of Chicago alumnus Alex Saropian interview at UChicago’s Year of Games follows:

https://news.uchicago.edu/story/trailblazing-halo-video-game-producer-advises-students-make-stuff

Reposted by Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France 

Monday, December 15, 2025

Mary Lee Sunseri - Big Kids Like her Too reposted by Ruth Paget

Mary Lee Sunseri is the Monterey Peninsula’s little kids’ entertainer that big kids like, too.

Her website information follows:

https://www.maryleemusic.com/

Reposted by Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France

Charlesworth Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget - Virtual Genealogy Project by Ruth Paget

Charlesworth Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget – Virtual Genealogy Project by Ruth Paget 

I have used cemetery records for the most part to put together this mother lines genealogy project for all the great-grandmothers in our family trees. 

G1 refers to generation 1 and so on below: 

G1 – Florence Paget 

-daughter of Laurent Paget and Ruth Pennington 

G2 – Ruth Pennington 

-daughter of Clarence Pennington and Beatrice May Sawle 

G3 – Beatrice May Sawle 

-daughter of Frank Henry Sawle and Daisy May Bardsley 

G4 – Daisy May Bardsley 

-daughter of Edward Charles Bardsley and Etta Pearl Carpenter 

Born: April 25, 1905 

Died: April 14, 1984, buried in Arena Cemetery, Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin 

G5 – Edward Charles Bardsley

-son of James Edward Bardsley and Anna C. Charlesworth 

Born: July 31, 1863 in Blue Mounds, Dane County, Wisconsin 

Died: July 31, 1949 in Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin 

G6 – Anna C. Charlesworth 

-daughter of Samuel Charlesworth and Elizabeth Catlin 

-immigrant to the United States 

Born: June 19, 1845 in England 

Died: December 22, 1912 

G7 – Samuel Charlesworth 

Born: 1814 in England 

Died: 1901 

He was a lawyer and Justice of the Peace in Dane County.

Note: Samuel Charlesworth’s wife was Elizabeth Catlin (1818 – 1905). She was born in England. 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France

Throop Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget - Virtual Genealogy Project by Ruth Paget

Throop Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget – Virtual Genealogy Project by Ruth Paget 

I used online cemetery records (Find a Grave) to develop this Throop family tree for my daughter Florence Paget and me. This Throop family tree is part of my mother lines genealogy project.  

Standardized English spelling is a recent phenomenon, which explains some of the differences of the Throop name through time.

Note: There is a Throoptown in Augusta, Canada

G1 refers to Generation 1 and so on below: 

G1 – Florence Paget -daughter of Laurent Paget and Ruth Pennington 


G2 –Ruth Pennington -daughter of Clarence Pennington and Beatrice May Sawle 


G3 – Beatrice May Sawle -daughter of Frank Henry Sawle and Daisy May Bardsley 


G4 – Daisy May Sawle

-daughter of Edward Charles Bardsley and Etta Pearl Carpenter 

Born: April 25, 1905 

Died: April 4, 1984, buried in Arena Cemetery, Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin 


G5 – Etta Pearl Carpenter 

-daughter of George Robert Carpenter and Phoebe Ann Throop 

Born: April 29, 1866 

Died: September 10, 1928 


G6 – Phoebe Ann Throop 

-daughter of Joseph Allen Throop and Elizabeth Brundage

-Immigrant to the United States 

Born: April 20,1845 in Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario, Canada (More precise location: Augusta Township, Leeds and Greenville, Ontario, Canada)

Died: February 8, 1935, buried in Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin Married: 1860 


G7 -Joseph Allen Throop 

-son of Calvin Throop and Anna Ripley

Born: February 5, 1809 in Augusta Township, Leeds and Greenville, Ontario, Canada

Died: 1847


G8 - Calvin Throop

-son of Benjamin Throop and Mary Burgess

Born: September 19, 1779 in Lakeside, Morris, Litchfield, Connecticut, Us

Died: February 10, 1844 in Augusta Township, Leeds and Greenville, Ontario, Canada, buried in McGuinn's Cemetery in Augusta Township, Leeds and Greenville, Ontario, Canada


G9 - Bemjamin Throop

-son of Joseph Throope and Deborah Buell

Born: September 13, 1752 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut

Died: October 8, 1833 in Footville Burying Ground, Morris, Litchfield, Connecticut


G10 - Joseph Throope

-son of Daniel Throope and Deborah Church

Born: February 26, 1717 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, US

Died: May 4, 1799 in Litchfield, Connecticut, US, buried in Footville Burying Grounds, Morris, Litchfield, Connecticut, US


G11 -Daniel Throope 

-son of William Throope and Mary Chapman

Born: April 15, 1670 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Died: December 9, 1737 in Lebanon New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, buried in Old Cemetery Lebanon New London, Connecticut


G12 - William Throope

-son of William Throope Sr and Izabell Redshaw

Born: Circa March 1637 in Sutton cum Lound, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Died: December 4, 1704 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, British Colonial America and buried in East Burial Ground, Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, US

Immigrated to Barnsatable, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America in 1656

See record for more information.  Notably, he set up a water mill. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Throope-21


G13 -William Throope Sr

-son of Thomas Throope and Elizabeth Smyth

Born: 1613 in Nottinghamshire, England

Died: December 2, 1669 and buried in Sutton cum Lound, Nottinghamshire, England


G14 - Thomas Thorpe

-son of William Throope and Jenett Fynningley

Born: 1578 in Nottinghamshire, England

Died: 1643


G15 _ William Throope

-son of Thomas Throope and Mrs Thomas Throope

Born: 1540 in Lound, Nottinghamshire, England

Died: 1613 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England


G16 - Thomas Throope 

-son of Thomas Throppe and Mrs Thomas Throp

Born: Circa 1515

Died: 1547 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, Uk


G17 - Thomas Troppe married Mrs Thomas Trop (1492 - deceased)

Born: 1451

Died: 1523


May be related to Governor Enos Thompson Throop of New York. 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France