Last year at this time, our house was completely torn up due to a remodel. When left to consider where I might set up shop while all of the dust, noise, and construction workers took over, it didn’t take long to decide that if I moved my Mac down to the kitchen, I’d be just [...]
November 2009
I was supposed to have made cannoli for our November Daring Baker’s challenge, but haven’t quite gotten around to it. Instead, I’ve spent the past several days readying our house for Thanksgiving, making last minute recipe choices, and going over the prep with my husband who has to be the best person to have around [...]
The very last issue of Gourmet sits in a stack along with the most recent issues of Saveur, Bon Appetit, and Food & Wine — all barely touched. Holiday catalogs I’d rather not receive lay scattered in the mix as well reminding me that I should probably pay attention. How can it be the end [...]
We’ve been eating quite a bit of soup and salad lately. With the business of our lives, it often seems to be the only way to make sure we don’t fall into the take-out habit, or worse, microwaved frozen food. Call me a food snob — or better yet, consider that it’s not challenging to [...]
I’m never out of garlic, and yet yesterday when I wondered about what would go in the potato leek soup we made for dinner, I found I had only the shriveled remnants of my normally plump reserve. There were no shallots, and I couldn’t find an onion, either. Cooking just isn’t the same for me [...]
