I have done no Christmas shopping. I admit it’s awful. But hey, I made these cookies, which I’ll also admit is far more fun than trudging through the mall last minute. Especially when the weather is as it is. Between … Continue reading
Where to begin? I suppose it all started two weeks ago Saturday. That would have been December 1st. My weekend was all planned out to make sure everything would get done: 1 hour + for math team problems, multiple hours … Continue reading
Split pea soup has for me an interesting association. Do you remember the George and Martha books? I read them a lot when I was little and can recall very clearly how much George hated split pea soup. He hated … Continue reading
Last year’s Thanksgiving was a bit over the top. This I realized when I went back through the archives and found out that not only had I made gluten-free pumpkin pie, cranberry relish, mashed potatoes, angel biscuits, and peas with … Continue reading
I wanted to tell you my dream about persimmons, maggots and a hand made of cotton candy, but then I couldn’t remember half of it. I guess that says it all though, that I would be willing to write a … Continue reading
Last week it was time to wrap up the garden. We’d been a little behind back in the Spring anyway, so other than tomatoes and basil, there wasn’t much. But there was a whole lot of tomatoes and basil, a … Continue reading
Well, it actually turned out something like a thick stew. Something about reading instructions–yeah, it didn’t really set in that I was supposed to drain the lentils. But hey, I think it would be a nice cold soup. Anyway, below is … Continue reading
I have a list a mile long of things to cook this fall. Getting to them will be a bit difficult though. What with school now a week in, I’m realizing that this blog will be a weekend affair. In … Continue reading
A few days ago I was supposed to write a post for Daring Bakers, about choux paste. About choux paste swans actually, though I knew from the start that wasn’t going to happen. I was quite excited though, because I … Continue reading
Unlike some people, I’ve never been captivated by cooked tomatoes. I think they’re just fine as they are, thank you. That’s why most of the time I’d prefer a Caprese salad, panzanella, or something of that sort. It seems to … Continue reading
