SHF #27: Chocolate by Brand (Part 1 of 2)
Posted on January 20, 2007 - Filed Under SHF27 | Leave a Comment
When I heard that Sugar High Friday was being hosted by David Lebovitz and the theme was “Chocolate by Brand” I just knew I had to join in. But what to make? What delicious confection should I craft and with what chocolate?
Typically, I use Ghiradelli chocolate but I didn’t have enough on hand. I also [...]
My Favorite Recipes of 2006
Posted on January 18, 2007 - Filed Under Best of | Leave a Comment
I got up to post this morning, only to realize that I am pretty much caught up. Well almost. There is that pesky (delicious) risotto to write about and, of course, Sugar High Friday to contend with. But they will come over the next few days.
In 2006, I experimented a lot in the kitchen. Unless [...]
$1.69 of bliss
Posted on January 17, 2007 - Filed Under drinks | 1 Comment
I am so irritated right now. I just wrote a whole post and hit publish only to have it bring me back to the log-in screen. So this is going to be short. New Blogger is not agreeing with me this morning.
Sometimes we all need a moment of relaxation. (How coincidental that one of [...]
Spiced Honey Chicken Tagine
Posted on January 17, 2007 - Filed Under Le Creuset, chicken, dinner, tagine | 1 Comment
Here’s another of my new kitchen toys: a Le Creuset Tagine. Tagine refers to both the pot and the traditional Moroccan dishes made in the pot. The traditional pots like this are made of clay.
But enough with the lesson, let me tell you about the first recipe I tried in this. This recipe is adapted [...]
Broiled Grapefruits From An Unusual Source
Posted on January 14, 2007 - Filed Under ARF, breakfasts, fruit | 4 Comments
For several years when I was a child, my uncle and his then-wife, lived in a comfortable one-story house on a canal (or was it an intercoastal?) in Hudson, Florida. They had a little dock off their back lawn where they kept a fishing boat. During one visit to their home, Billy, my uncle, let [...]
Read More..>>Love is in the air . . .
Posted on January 14, 2007 - Filed Under On the web | Leave a Comment
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. The stores are already sporting their reds and pinks, hearts and cupids. Hell, they’ve been doing that since Dec. 26. No matter though, with the V-day (and I am very fond of this holiday. It would be my #3 favorite holiday behind Halloween and Christmas, respectively) only one month and [...]
Read More..>>Sometimes it’s the little things
Posted on January 13, 2007 - Filed Under Just Photos, Mama's baby | 3 Comments
For you or me, it might be a bonus at work or a particularly good night out. But when you are one and a half the great things often come in simple packages.
Will’s learned to drink from a juice box. And that alone makes him super happy. He gets to have a big boy [...]
Hot and Crusty: What more could you ask for?
Posted on January 12, 2007 - Filed Under Le Creuset, beef, grill, sandwich | Leave a Comment
I love my Le Creuset grill (actually, it’s a griddle…I know, but they essentially perform the same function, right?).
So far, it’s griddled asparagus for me (which I ate all of … alone) and made a TON of sandwiches. Loving the sandwiches (with the grill press, of course).
This is one of my favorites so [...]
Ooooh, love the asparagus
Posted on January 10, 2007 - Filed Under ARF, grill, vegetables, vegetarian | 1 Comment
I have a secret. It’s actually not much of a secret so much as a discloser. A brutally honest discloser. But we’ll get to that in a moment.
First, let me talk a bit about asparagus. Asparagus is a good source of vitamins A and C, both antioxidants. It’s also a great source of folate and [...]
A good sigh
Posted on January 9, 2007 - Filed Under Le Creuset, grill | Leave a Comment
::Sigh::
Isn’t it lovely? It’s red. That beautiful, deep shade of red - like a perfect, shiny apple. And it’s cast iron . . . mmm, cast iron. Better yet, Le Creuset cast iron . . . in red. Love the red.
I received the pan - this lovely grill pan - as a Christmas gift. (The [...]
