Our grocery store had a sale on blackberries this week. So, now my crisper is full of them. Continue reading
recipe sunday
I’ve had some big good life news.
After nearly a decade in a small, dark, little railroad-style apartment, we moved into a big new place with lots of light.
However, even though we gained an eating space, dishes are still stacked perpendicularity on the kitchen counter. Continue reading
In my neck of the woods, we have an annual celebration of all things maple in the spring. It’s called the Maple Festival, and as I walked the parade route with friends admiring horses, I smelled the maple sap boiling. Continue reading
My brother-in-law only gets back to our little state about once a year, but when he comes up for vacation, it’s like a little vacation for us too.
This time it was even more of a nightly “time out” from the stresses of everyday life than usual, because he showed up with a bottle of moonshine.
And a lot of fresh ginger. Continue reading
This is a ridiculously simple recipe. It’s also a ridiculously dangerous one for your waistline, because it’s so simple.
Hello, Midnight snack!
If you’re not into making things entirely from scratch, you could make this with store bought cookie dough and whipped cream or another dairy topping. Continue reading
I love homemade pretzels. Whether they’re rods, bites or twists, they’re the perfect warm and savory snack.
Or a meal, in the case of this recipe. Hello, fifty pretzels! Hello, spicy cheddar dip! Continue reading
There are things in this world that I just don’t understand. From right wing politics, to social injustice – to the lack of Law and Order on cable stations.*
The world is a mystery.
And one of those mysteries is, why do people put massive amounts of cream in “cream” soups? Continue reading
Happy New Year, Crasstalk! For anyone who made a resolution to eat healthier, here’s a little salad you can whip up in around 15 minutes.
I come from a big “oranges in the Christmas stocking” family. And so does my husband. I think it’s a beautiful tradition. Our respective family’s give oranges (along with a gazillion others I suspect) because in the not-so-distant past of the depression, oranges were like gold to our grandparents and great-grandparents. (Or in honor of St. Nick throwing gold into Christmas stockings in folklore. Either way, oranges equal gold, baby!) Continue reading
In summer there’s nothing more decadent than having a plethora of herbs to play with. In the winter, a bunch of oregano costs $2.00 for an anemic bunch of straggly little greens. In the summer, you can purchase a bunch of oregano the size of your head for $1.50.
What’s not to love about that? Continue reading