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I ended up acquiring an abundance of food over the weekend (leftovers from my mother, a tempting farmers’ market, and a delightful cheese exchange – oh, and amazing fruitcake in the mail), so roasting...
View ArticleMmmm soup – Italian Arugula and Potato Soup
I am determinedly Not Sick. And so I am eating a lot of soup. Last night, there was another success from The Soup Bible by Debra Mayhew (which, incidentally, a review says all the recipes are culled...
View Articlefood list – it’s summer again!
I may have gone a bit overboard at my produce truck and the farmers’ market and berry picking. Oh, yes, I went berry picking. Food in Jars had a post about local Pick Your Own berry farms, and I was...
View ArticleThanksgiving menu planning and family dynamics
The past several years, my parents have gone to my sister’s for Thanksgiving. And she and her husband have made traditional Thanksgiving food (roast turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing from a package,...
View ArticleThanksgiving – sweet potato casserole, turkey gravy
This was only my second time making Thanksgiving, so the food is still shiny, new, and exciting to me. So I went with a very simple recipe for the turkey because my parents went wild and paid for a...
View ArticleGhost Chili Breakfast
So I have these insanely hot peppers to test (see previous entry for full disclaimer about free peppers), and I don’t actually have any friends who will eat spicy foods with me. They sometimes have...
View ArticleCurried Collard Greens and Rice
Yet another delicious meal made out of scraps and leftovers in my fridge. It all started with a text message to geeksdoitbetter asking: given that I have leftover rice and leftover raita in my fridge,...
View ArticlePassover – Braised Lamb Shoulder, Lemon Thyme Chicken, Kale and Feta Matzoh...
Growing up, Passover was one of 2.5 Jewish holidays my family would celebrate. My uncle, while he was alive, was a strong presence leading the seder with charisma and a mischievous delight in...
View ArticleInvitation – and a recipe for duck soup
I have an unusual abundance of free time this weekend and an abundance of food. Want to come over and help with that? There’s a sexy french triple cream cows’ milk cheese and some crackers. And I’m...
View ArticleKale for breakfast with a poached egg on top
I love having greens for breakfast, and I’m glad any morning I have the time to cook and fresh greens in the fridge. This was actually almost dinner, but I’d gotten everything cut up and then decided I...
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