2018 Recap
Below is the alphabetical list of, barring omissions on my part, everything that I made this year. Obviously, items that were made over...
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Dec 31, 2018
Last Dishes of 2018
As those of you who subscribe and receive my newsletter know, I loathe New Year's Eve as apparently (as illustrated above) does one of my...
Dec 25, 2018
Christmas Eve Dinner
I think we were slightly overambitious...This was a truly decadent meal but, not only did we miss the 10pm choral Christmas mass that we...
Dec 16, 2018
Holiday Tree Calzone
A spicy mix of chorizo, bison tips, goat's cheese ricotta, chopped tomato and broccoli rabe all encased in pastry shaped like a holiday...
Nov 25, 2018
Sunday Bread
Lazy, chilly Sunday afternoons are always the best day to bake, or stew or roast and fill the house with the good smell of something...
Oct 31, 2018
Happy Halloween!
It has been a busy week and recipes have not, as of yet, gone as planned (hence my lack of posts). I have made cream puffs and cream...
Oct 18, 2018
Fall is Hard Cider Season!
#alltherest2018
Oct 11, 2018
What You Have When Your Son Gives You His Flu
Yesterday I made pumpkin soup from scratch in 10 minutes because L. has the flu and is feeling poorly. He kindly passed it on to me...
Aug 26, 2018
Birthday Tea
My mother turned 80 today so we decided to throw her a birthday tea party. L. made the sandwiches, Stubbie contributed the scones and...
Aug 1, 2018
Dinner Party Photos
Here are the images that I took of the various dishes that I cooked for this evening's dinner party. The food was much better to eat than...
Jul 24, 2018
Farmer's Market Foraged Dandelion Greens
#alltherest2018
Jul 18, 2018
Someone is Feeling Neglected...
...but at least he clicked on Pity Party before upending the laptop and taking it hostage! #alltherest2018
Jul 14, 2018
Farmer's Market
And now to go home and research and dream up radish recipes... #alltherest2018
Jun 15, 2018
When Good Balcony Gardens Go Bad...
The balcony garden is doing well, too well perhaps... It has grown so abundantly that I have not been able to keep up. The resulting...
May 26, 2018
Balcony Garden Doing Well #2
It is amazing how much you can grow in a small space if you want to. I have curtailed our options to herbs and minimal fruit/veggies but,...
May 19, 2018
Because The CSA Box Isn't Just For Me
Though i was disappointed this week, I look forward to my CSA box. Apparently, so do the cats. We do show and sniff every week; I really...
May 9, 2018
Dinner Party
L. offered to make sushi for my sister's boyfriend's birthday but, somehow, when he was done with his menu there were an equal number of...
Apr 29, 2018
Breakfast In Bed
Well, it is Sunday... P.S. My mother has asked me to clarify that that is the cats' bed and not mine and that I would never feed them in...
Apr 25, 2018
Liquid Lunch
Beet, green apple, apple-mint and lime. #alltherest2018
Apr 23, 2018
Tadah!
Those of you who are Pity party subscribers know that last week was not my best and that I was looking forward to Monday and a fresh, new...
Apr 21, 2018
Friday Dinner
My sister's boyfriend is vegetarian; she is not. She invited herself to dinner last night, and we were glad to have her, but this is...
Apr 19, 2018
L. Made Me A Surprise Dinner
Last night's dinner was supposed to be a Vietnamese Summer Roll based salad bowl so perhaps it was not surprising that, upon exiting the...
Apr 10, 2018
Rustic Sourdough Noodles
#alltherest2018
Apr 9, 2018
Spring Cleaning Reward
To reward myself for spring cleaning the kitchen, which means going the extra mile from emptying all cupboards and wiping down the...
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