I’ve been busy. Long time, no post….but check this out. There are funny looking things growing in my house. On purpose. With an assignment for an article about growing mushrooms on your kitchen counter, I’ve got 5 little habitats of fungi sprouting from bags or boxes and hopefully some day from a log. Still waiting on that one!
The most interesting, and so far the most successful, has been the lion’s mane. I’ve never seen or tasted this one before.
My friend loved chocolate. She would keep a stash of M&M’s in the cupboard, just in case there wasn’t any good chocolate in the house.
I met Alice many years ago at a party Joanne hosted at her home on Dewey Avenue. She was introduced as a possible candidate to work in our shop.
The traditions and superstitions of beginning a new year are numerous. What do you eat for New Years? Anything special? I can’t say we have ever had a real tradition, though beans and rice has been somewhat frequent on our table.
“Oh bring us some figgy pudding, oh, bring us some figgy pudding, so bring some right now!”
How many times have we sung this song, and how many times have we actually eaten figgy pudding?
With the holiday season in full swing and elaborate menus planned, it’s a wonderful thing to have this up your sleeve for a quick, easy, and elegant dinner for a few friends that come by for some holiday cheer. French cuisine is sometimes
As long as I can remember we have enjoyed Æbleskiver for Christmas Morning breakfast, occasionally a winter supper, or any special occasion with special guests. It’s not that they are so hard to make–no more than waffles–but…that’s just the way it is. A Danish tradition carried down throughout the generations. My mother gave me a pan, purchased at the local
Is it Christmas already?
I did some shopping yesterday with Christmas songs in the background…it’s cold, but no snow…sent off a package this morning…and here’s a box at my doorstep. Wow…oh yeah, no turkey and pumpkin pie yet…what could it be?
The Winter Pantry Box!!!
It all started on our vacation in the mountains. My 4-year old daughter had her first taste of clam chowder at one of the local restaurants during our stay. She loved it! The very next day she and her dad took a trip to the local market to load up on some good eats and there they were, huddled behind a glass case… clams, lots of live clams.
Mulligatawny…Don’t you just love the sound of it? With fast approaching cooler days I’ve brought out the big soup pot. I love soup. I’ve often thought of opening a soup shop, ala Jerry Seinfeld’s “The Soup Nazi.” The actor, Larry Thomas, actually stayed at a B&B down the street about a year ago. He was doing a benefit in
Tortillas from the ground up! I’ve always been intrigued by how things are made. I figure if someone can do it, so can I…with limitations, of course. So starting from the source this summer I followed the pathway to learn how to make fresh corn tortillas. I found Oaxacan Green corn in Johnny’s Seed Catalog. With the
It is always fun to see the fruit trees bloom in spring, knowing that the flowers will turn into something so good and healthy to eat. This year I was blessed with an abundance of apples on my tree. Here in Southern California the apple tree of choice (about the only one that does not need cold temperatures to produce) is the Anna Apple.
I’m longing for “soup weather” and falling leaves and apple pie. It’s just been too hot, humid, and rainy this summer, and now the bugs have taken over. Picking about a dozen tomatoes landed me 35 mosquito bites yesterday. You have to make a run for it! The lingering memory of the Tarte Tatin I ate in France a couple years ago has
