She most certainly did make the trek on a wretchedly rainy Saturday to the dangerously-nearer-than-before Penzey’s boutique, wherein she proceeded to plunk down more than $80 on spices.
What? I just moved! I needed to restock! Not to mention, the holiday season is coming up! Don’t judge.
By the way, was I exaggerating [...]
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Yes. Yes She Did.
Posted in Breakfast, Desserts, Snacks, Uncategorized, tagged buttermilk, cake, citrus, cupcakes, lemon, orange, poppy seed, spice on October 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Soup for a Blustery Day
Posted in Celebrations, Main Courses, Uncategorized, tagged apple, spice, squash on October 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Despite my love of fall produce, especially cranberries, for some reason I’m not quite ready for autumn just yet. Ready or not, the temperatures are dropping, the rain and wind have definitely arrived, and so have the seasonal offerings at the market.
Since I can’t hold it back, this rich, just barely gingery bisque of kabocha [...]
Westward!
Posted in Uncategorized on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s the day. I still have a half-million things to do before we head out this evening on the deliberately very short first leg of the trip, but that’s better than yesterday’s million.
Since we’re playing the drive by ear, I’m not sure how soon it’ll be before I’ll be hooked up again to the interwebs [...]
Kitchen-sinkakopita
Posted in Main Courses, Side Dishes, Uncategorized, tagged cheese, greens, mushrooms, phyllo on August 8, 2008 | 5 Comments »
While I’m normally a language fascist and many flee the sight of my red pen, I can’t resist smartass neologizing no matter how linguistically improper I know it to be. I’m sure someone in Greece has put a contract on my head for the insult I just perpetrated, but I’m a hopeless reprobate and I [...]
You Like Me! You Really Like Me!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 23, 2008 | 6 Comments »
So I log in to WordPress this evening to continue my compulsive way-after-the-fact proofreading and re-re-editing of the last couple of posts, as I do, and imagine my complete and utter shock at having been nominated for an Arte y Pico award! Here I am, blathering into the ether under the assumption that no one [...]
Further Adventures in Pantry-Clearing
Posted in Main Courses, Side Dishes, Uncategorized, tagged eggplant, garlic, sesame, squash, yogurt on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night’s dinner put an additional dent in my reserve of olive oil (currently five different kinds), tahini, and herbs, and completely used up the basmati rice. It also made excellent use of Sunday morning’s farmers market haul.
Pattypan squash, white eggplant and long peppers were tossed with olive oil, garlic paste, salt and herbs [...]
Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It
Posted in Celebrations, Desserts, Uncategorized, tagged cherry, wine on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I noted in the updated “About Me” section, I am leaving the job that interferes so inexcusably with my blogging time — and, let’s be fair, also provides the captive audience for my weekly baking experiments — in favor of an accelerated masters program to set up my next career move. Since said program [...]
Mid-Week Baklava
Posted in Celebrations, Desserts, Uncategorized, tagged almonds, honey, pastry, pistachios on July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m still writing up this week’s Sunday baking recipe, but as an appetizer, I’m putting up the baklava I made in the middle of last week.
And why did the crazy woman make baklava in the middle of the week? Because she can, darlings!
OK, truthfully, because she defrosted phyllo over the Fourth of July weekend, [...]
Let’s try this again
Posted in Uncategorized on October 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been over a year since the last time I food blogged. Many things have changed, including the location of this blog. Many things have not, most likely including the capacity of real life to interfere with blogging.
No promises, but let’s try it again and see how it goes.
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Posted in Uncategorized on March 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Just to prove the extent of the addiction I mentioned in the previous post, I’ve added a list of cookbooks currently in my possession to the sidebar.
(Note the careful use of the qualifying language, “currently in my possession”, which accounts both for the fact that I have additional books in storage or in the hands [...]
