I’m not much of a pie baker. I admit it. I make a pie now and then like the obligatory pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, or an occasional cream pie for a review, but I have issues that generally distract me from pie baking. The biggest one is that I balk […]
Recently, while my son was visiting from Seattle, we went to a shop I’ve been meaning to explore ever since it first opened. Vom Fass is a shop originating in Germany•, that sells bulk artisan oils and vinegars which are decanted from kegs. For some reason, our little city has the first, […]
I’ve been having so much fun with my ice cream maker ever since we were reunited after seven long years apart. I still can’t believe it’s been seven years. Making ice cream is not only easy, the end result of having a big container of it in the freezer is […]
Back in the olden days, early to mid 70s, when I was vegetarian and not vegan, I used to make my own yogurt. I had a square ceramic hotplate-type yogurt maker with four square eight-ounce glass jars. I’d throw a towel over the filled jars, and the base would keep […]
Every once in a while I need pancakes. But does anyone really need another pancake recipe? No, I don’t think so, but here’s one anyway. I made these without looking at a recipe – no following directions to tax my bleary morning mind – and they are pretty basic. My […]
I love a good breakfast, but I always seem to get stuck in a breakfast rut of repetition. There’s never enough time during the week to to do much besides slurp a bowl of dry cereal, and none of my imagined breakfasts for the weekend ever seem to happen. The […]
What’s come over me. I was lying in bed thinking about french toast and how I would make it if I weren’t so lazy and the next thing I knew I was in the kitchen. No company, no kids — just two of us and I was pulling bread out […]
Miss E, our two-year old granddaughter, arrived Sunday afternoon for a sleepover. It’s always fun to have the charming Miss E running around the house (she never walks), sharing meals and snacks with us. She loves to eat and is willing to try just about anything before passing judgement. She’s […]
Our CSA box contained 9 VERY ripe avocados with the admonition, “use right away.” Yikes! Okay. I love avocados and was anxious to follow our farmer’s directive immediately. It’s so unusual to acquire avocados that are already ripe. It was early in the morning and I hadn’t had breakfast yet […]