Pesto-ify I made three kinds of pesto today: sun-dried tomato (no basil or cheese – the tomatoes, garlic, olives, fresh rosemary, almonds, olive oil); basil with pistachio nuts and the usual stuff – Parmesan, olive oil, garlic, and unusual – little bit of lemon zest; and basil with pine nuts, Parmesan, olive oil, garlic. There’s [...]
Last weekend I was in San Diego for the grocery co-op conference. I got back, and now we’re leaving again for the librarians’ conference in New Orleans. Yesterday I took in Rach’s orphan produce ‘cuz she’s traveling a lot too – we had a smoothie made from her strawberries & a banana for breakfast this [...]
God damn it. I’ve been trying to move my word press blogs to a new host, and that’s a scarey frustrating process. I’m on staycation, trying to clean and organize, and that’s a process that generally starts with high aspirations – I’m going to get everything just perfect – and then fails miserably. I’m just [...]
Last night for supper I made a classic meal – hot dogs and mac & cheese – with the slightly unusual additional sidedish of Italian-style broccoli – blanched and then sauteed in olive oil with lots of garlic and red pepper flakes. Well, and the dogs were “special” too – bacon dogs from 4505 meats. [...]
Last night I did another installment of the dinners on Wisconsin, where U of WI alums cook dinner for students. I had a nice crowd this time, not ALL girls – lively kids. I made them a combo of leftovers and fancy desserts; the main course was chilaqiles made from the last of the butternut [...]
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 [...]
So OK – it’s Saturday, and I’ve made 3 types of cookies so far: jam, Biberli (this shows last year’s “factory seconds”; this year’s are plumper & firmer), and lebkuchen; and even though all the fridges are stuffed with food, the turkey carcass has been dealt with. The bird was so big that I couldn’t [...]
It’s been all about using up whatever’s in the fridge, since I got back from Pittsburgh on Sunday. On Sunday, I made a pasta with roasted vegetables, and a plum tart – used up that pack of RP’s pumpkin tortellini, and the leftover salad greens from School Woods birthday, and the bulb part of 2 [...]
So last night I think I ate too much – and this morning my stomach let me know. I was just being a teensy bit greedy – and trying to eat up leftovers. I had a grilled cheese & tomato sandwich that was on the large side – the packaged ww bread where the slices [...]
… And write – and here I am again a once a week blogger. There’re a lot of things I could blame it on, but I’d rather not. Last weekend I sent my foster daughter off to camp, so Saturday we went to Old Navy, and got her packed. I made some beef and peapods [...]
