I was going to go for a little bike ride after work – but the wind was cold and sharp and it looked like rain, so I decided against it. Years ago, I did an April is the cruellest month supper – and it was a warm day, almost too hot for the pork and […]
Last night was the 2nd Dinner at DebS. There were 8 guests and three of us. It went pretty well, I think. We had a multi-generation group, WWII, Boomers, Gen X, 30-somethings, and one teenager. I have been worried that these smaller diners might get awkward – this one had a few moments, but overall […]
July 22nd is my mother’s yahrzeit – this year it’s been 9 years. I lit a candle in the crystal candle holder my mom and I bought at the Art Fair on the Square because we thought it would look good for Opa’s yahrzeit candle (tho in this pic, I’m using one of Oma’s candle-go-round […]
Yesterday I broke the baby toe on my right foot – I’m getting so old & brittle, just clonking it into the wooden leg of a couch did the trick. It hurt, but I didn’t think much about it, until I took my socks off around 4:00, getting ready for a shower, and saw how […]
On Saturday I got 5 pounds of Roma tomatoes at the Farmers Market. I divided them into the ones I was going to blanch and skin and freeze – the less-perfect ones with a few more blemishes – and the ones I was going to quarter and slow roast in the oven. For dinner, I […]
Last Saturday, the asparagus was in at the farmers’ market. I bought two pounds, and I also bought a chicken from Matt Smith. I roasted the chicken in the oven on timer while I went to the protests. A couple days later, I roasted the asparagus, too, and we ate one pound of it as […]
On Wednesday, I got home and made a butterscotch pie, basically, butterscotch pudding in a crust, topped with a carton of all natural Cool Whip that I got out of the freezer and set on the counter to thaw (even though the label says not to). It was good – we ate it for our […]
I don’t charge for kids under 12, but last Thursday we had ten kids at dinner – and the platters of food were almost licked clean. There was a little dessert leftover, brownies & blondies, and I *think* everyone went home full – at least I hope so. There were 14 adults. I made chicken […]
Another dish for the Dorie Greenspan cooking club, French Fridays with Dorie, Roast chicken for Les Paresseux, the lazy people, of which I guess I am one, since this is pretty much the way I always make roast chicken. Stuff something in the cavity, herbs, garlic, a lemon, salt & pepper, and leave it alone […]
Last Saturday at the Farmers’ Market, I bought half a chicken from Matt Smith. He grows big fat birds, so a half chicken was probably at least 3 pounds, a.k.a. as big as a whole grocery store chicken, a fryer anyways. I roasted it, while I was at work, on time bake in the oven, […]