Happy Halloween!
Posted on October 31, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Last year, I was the mom who didn’t. I didn’t make it to school events on time. I didn’t remember when gym day was. I didn’t send in trinkets for holidays (a lot of parents do in our school). It was a big round of didn’ts. And it felt like no matter what I did, [...]
Read More..>>Sloppy Joes Recipe
Posted on October 2, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Some days, I just don’t know what to make for dinner. Don’t you have days like that? You know, where it’s all just too much and urge to order takeout becomes too hard to fend off. And sometimes, you bend under the pressure and just order something.
But, I have found that when I am feeling [...]
Simplicity: A Caprese Salad
Posted on September 9, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 2 Comments
Sometimes, things don’t need to be complicated to be fantastic. A peach, pealed and sliced. An apple dipped in honey. A slice of bread spread with a thin layer of hummus.
Or, in this case, a simple salad. Sungold cherry tomatoes, tiny balls of fresh mozzarella, freshly torn basil, a swig of olive oil and a [...]
Almost Wordless Wednesday: Grilling Pizza
Posted on September 3, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 8 Comments
Ever since hearing my cousin talk about grilling pizza recently, I have been somewhat obsessed with doing it myself. I consulted with her on technique (she grills first, tops and then broils to melt the cheese), I set about to grill a pizza from start to finish. I really want to avoid that added step [...]
Read More..>>Deboning the Bones
Posted on August 12, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 4 Comments
The first time I roasted asparagus, the browned bits at the tips made my heart thump. Surely, it must be ruined, I thought. Heck, I almost didn’t serve it … what a mistake that would have been.
As much as I love to cook, some aspects of cooking frighten me. It’s a classic case of fear [...]
My Baby is Four!
Posted on July 31, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 5 Comments
Read More..>>Fertile Fridays: Moment of Silence
Posted on July 18, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
As I sat down to write this, I learned that Walter Cronkite has died. Cronkite was an amazing journalist and newsman who inspired many young people to research harder, write better and dig to present the public with the clearest picture of the news they could. Tonight’s post is wordless, as it’s the closest to [...]
Read More..>>Fertile Fridays: The Slug Problem
Posted on July 3, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
For the better part of June, and too much of May, we had a little problem: rain. It has rained almost every day for a month. Seriously. Sure, we had a good day here and there, but it’s been a crazy wet season. And what comes with the overabundance of wetness? As my cousin, Farmer [...]
Read More..>>Garlic Scape Recipe: Garlic Scape Carbonara
Posted on June 29, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 3 Comments
Last year, while trolling a local farmers market, I discovered some curly green shoots that were unlike anything I had ever seen. Vibrantly green and mostly firm, save a slight grassy portion at the top, I took a few home and cooked with them … and promptly fell in love.
What were they strange, unfamiliar things? [...]
Easy Broccoli Quiche
Posted on March 25, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 9 Comments
It has taken me years – years - to get to a point where I consistently make the effort to eat breakfast. The morning meal and I have just never been bosom buds. In the mornings, I am not really that into cooking. I just to burn everything I tried to cook before noontime (fortunately, [...]
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