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Zucchini and Bleu Cheese Soup
Some people collect unicorns, frogs, or Coke bottlesbut I collect cookbooks. I can’t help it.I started in college and never stopped. The first cookbooks I owned were published by Hermes Housea publisher whose catalog often shows up on discount tables … Continue reading
We Cook: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home – Honeydew, Cucumber, and Cayenne Frozen Yogurt
We have been overrun with cucumbers. I mean that in quite a literal sense as the cucumber vines are breaking out of the gardenthrough our chain link fenceand onto the sidewalkwhere everyone in the neighborhood takes their nightly walks. I … Continue reading
We Cook: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home – The Darkest Chocolate Ice Cream in the World
I purchased Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home because I only had one ice cream cookbook(Lebovitz’ definitive book for the home cook, The Perfect Scoop)and I thought it was time to try something new. Splendid Ice Creams does not use … Continue reading
We Cook: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home
I knew they would come when I wasn’t looking. My husband and I with Tiny in tow went to Canal House’s Smallholding Festival for our anniversary on Saturday and I knew that the moment I left the house the moment … Continue reading
My Sous has a Pickle and The Judgmental Garden
One morning recentlyI couldn’t sleep. Tiny had been up for hours in the nightmy husband was on a string of night shiftsalways causing me to sleep poorlyand ANDit was hot. I couldn’t sleep,even in the morningafter we surrendered to a … Continue reading
Homesick Texan’s Squash Enchiladas
An almost Wordless Wednesday. We all know I talk WAY too much to be wordless. I am a giant fan of Lisa Fainalso known as the Homesick Texan. I’ve followed her blog for a whilebut only recently started cooking from … Continue reading
And By Character, I Mean Problems
I’ve gone around and kicked the tires on this old blog and it seems to still be in pretty good shape. Thanks for sticking with me, dear old blog! Last time I wrote I was quite pregnant with Tiny but … Continue reading
New Life, New Kitchen and HONKIN’ TOMATOES
Do you remember the post I wrote about starting a new year and writing more often? AH HA. HA. HA. HA. Almost eight months have passed since my last post here. A lot can happen in eight months. Some people … Continue reading
Red Velvet Cake, Pantaloons, and Valentine’s Day
Earlier this month I got the bright idea to get some fabric to lay down on my kitchen counterswhile photographing food. It sounded good in theory. Our granite counters are pretty busyand one can only photograph a mise en place … Continue reading