Dark Days: Two Local Meals
Posted on October 29, 2007 - Filed Under DDC, Eat Local | 2 Comments
As I opened the window to write this, I realized that we truly are entering the dark days of winter. It’s nearly 7 a.m. and the sun has yet to light up the night sky, let alone peak above the treeline. I was spoiled (or perhaps not so) by the summer when the sun was [...]
Read More..>>Dark Days: Two Local Meals
Posted on October 29, 2007 - Filed Under DDC, Eat Local | 2 Comments
As I opened the window to write this, I realized that we truly are entering the dark days of winter. It’s nearly 7 a.m. and the sun has yet to light up the night sky, let alone peak above the treeline. I was spoiled (or perhaps not so) by the summer when the sun was [...]
Read More..>>Dark Days Eat Local Challenge
Posted on October 27, 2007 - Filed Under DDC, Eat Local | 1 Comment
You might have noticed the little button in my sidebar for the Dark Days Eat Local Challenge. The challenge, which I joined earlier last week, is to cook one meal a week using 90 percent local ingredients. Local is defined by a 200 mile radius.
Sound easy? Well, there is a reason it’s called the [...]
Read More..>>Dark Days Eat Local Challenge
Posted on October 27, 2007 - Filed Under DDC, Eat Local | 1 Comment
You might have noticed the little button in my sidebar for the Dark Days Eat Local Challenge. The challenge, which I joined earlier last week, is to cook one meal a week using 90 percent local ingredients. Local is defined by a 200 mile radius.
Sound easy? Well, there is a reason it’s called the [...]
Read More..>>A Comedy of Errors: Making Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake
Posted on October 16, 2007 - Filed Under Sundays, bread, breakfasts | 3 Comments
I’ve had my eye on the chocolate chip coffee cake that Madeline wrote about a few weeks back. It sounded so good. And although I HATE sour cream with a passion, I decided to give it a try on Sunday. The few recipes that have caught my eye on Everything Rachael Ray have been really [...]
Read More..>>The End of an Era
Posted on October 15, 2007 - Filed Under rants | 3 Comments
There are some moments in life that hit us by surprise. Sometimes those moments are as much a surprise to be a surprise too. Things will be going along all normal and then BOOM! everything changes.
Okay, I am being a bit melodramatic. But this is serious.
For as long as my husband and I dated and [...]
Sundried Tomato Oregano Pasta
Posted on October 14, 2007 - Filed Under On the web, fruit, pasta, vegetables, vegetarian | 2 Comments
Happy birthday, Weekend Herb Blogging! Weekend Herb Blogging is celebrating its second birthday this weekend. Creator Kalyn of Kalyn’s Kitchen has challenged bloggers to incorporate an herb and a veggie into a dish for this weekend’s roundup. I have to admit, mine doesn’t quite fit the bill though, since tomatoes are a fruit, not a [...]
Read More..>>Inspired
Posted on October 13, 2007 - Filed Under preserving/canning | Leave a Comment
In checking out some sites across the blogosphere today, I was inspired. Yes, INSPIRED.
Traveler’s Lunchbox had a great pictorial this week on creating homemade vanilla extract and suggested it would make a good holiday gift. Did I run right out to Williams-Sonoma and pay an arm and a leg for some vanilla beans? NO! I [...]
Cucina Bella, Meet Bella Cucina
Posted on October 8, 2007 - Filed Under A Little Help, Bella Cucina | 1 Comment
Considering that one of the most frequent hits to this blog early on was “Bella Cucina,” I know there is a company by that name out there. But I had never run across their store or wares … until now. Honestly, I wasn’t even sure what they sold.
But then a close friend gave me the [...]
Apple Primer and French Apple Pie
Posted on October 7, 2007 - Filed Under Farm Fresh, dessert, fruit | 1 Comment
Apples, apples, apples. My apple supply from my recent picking binge is finally dwindling. PHEW! I am hoping to get a bit more out of it this week and then all the apple cooking in my house will be over for the winter.
Ever wonder what apples are good for specific purposes? Here’s a primer:
Sauces (like [...]
