And rhubarb, because when we got the last CSA box of our short 4-week season last Thursday, I dumped my kohlrabi in the swap box and in exchange took someone else’s rhubarb that they had dumped. So I got double rhubarb and no kohlrabi which is A-OK with me, but now I do need to … [Read more…]
Feeling so behind and not sure where to start … Looks like I last posted on March 25 – that was the Saturday we got a foot of snow between something like 2:00am and 11:00am, and I went off to work at the early voting during it. We were in this really nice back room … [Read more…]
Hi ho, Hi ho. And other disappointments. And transitioning from summer to fall, which I usually quite like but somehow keep getting fooled by this year. Like I’ll choose a piece of clothing from a drawer, and then put it back, thinking that it’s not fall enough to wear whatever it is, fleece, sweater, leggings … [Read more…]
I got a new cooking mag yesterday and all the food looked really garish to me. Like the cover with this drippy red cranberry bread, that could just as easily be a meatloaf. And one of the “dazzling desserts” the cover refers to is this Croquembouche (tower of baby cream puffs, with spun sugar wrapped … [Read more…]
Wow, I’ve not written for the same amount of time that was the out of date-ness of the milk that I tried to microwave for my coffee this morning, that turned into yogurt, or almost cottage cheese really, with the application of heat – curds and whey. It’s been busy and I’ve been forgetting, akin … [Read more…]
My cooking has been good but not great for the last week or so – The worst was Monday. Dinner was a pretty good idea: Marcella Hazen’s lemon pasta (simple, it’s cream, lemon juice and zest, fettuccine, and Parmesan), salad with the end of a honey-mustard bottled salad dressing and a few shots of Rachael’s … [Read more…]
“Seeing, oh, January, oh” It’s official – I did a Sunday morning weigh-in today for the first time since before Christmas, and I didn’t gain any weight over the holidays. Although, in truth, I know I hit a cookie low at some point, actually probably multiple points. Because of the increased activity of staying up … [Read more…]