Food
Whoops
As I’m looking at that last blog post, where I tell you that I hope the next update I give you about the twins in our family will be many weeks from now, I just have to wonder a little about karma. As of yesterday morning at 6:39 a.m., my sister is no longer home…
Read MoreFisheye fun
Our cousin Ben is engaged to a photographer, which makes for great discussions at family gatherings. She just got a fisheye lens, so we had some fun with it this past weekend. I haven’t downloaded my tries with it yet, but I just love these photos, courtesy of Steph Stevens Photo (and the last one…
Read MoreFood Friday: Balsamic Chicken
Twin boys, age 2 1/2 weeks, still one week from their due date. Taken March 16, 2009. Wondering what these gorgeous little loves have to do with Food Friday and chicken? Not much, except I made this when visiting these fellows last weekend, and I am convinced it is so easy even the sleep-deprived, frazzled…
Read MoreFood Friday: Chocolate-Filled Monkey Bread
Photo by Bake or Break Dear Maria, A few weeks ago I visited The Baker’s Store at King Arthur’s Flour, and you asked me to “think of a recipe you like, then get me what I need to make it.” A tall order, for sure. I roamed the aisles thinking, “Bread baking? Cookies? Pie? Brioche?…
Read MoreFood Friday: Frozen Strawberry Smoothies & Popovers
First things first: The lucky winner of the King Arthur Whole Grains Cookbook is #1, Maria, as decided by the computer at Random.org. Maria, your cookbook will come from the folks Countryman Press next month! Thanks for commenting, all, and I have another giveaway for today. Love this cookbook stuff. At this point in the…
Read MoreFood Friday: Whole Grain Baking with King Arthur and a giveaway
Cooking with whole grains or their only slightly processed cousins (rolled oats, wheat flour) is habit around our house. I have a near aversion to the anemic look and nutritional void of white-flour creations, or perhaps it just a way to justify eating more of my favorite flour-based foods: pancakes, muffins, breads, waffles, cookies, cakes,…
Read MoreFood Friday: Cook the meal (Skinny Chicken Pot Pie) and win the cookbook!
The other day I worked an especially long day, and came home exceptionally hungry and tired. And guess what was waiting for this lucky girl? Chicken Pot Pie, fresh out of the own, made by my husband that evening. All thoughts of disciplined eating went completely out of my head as I dove in to…
Read MoreCuppa joe
So yesterday I bid a teary farewell to my beloved Keurig coffee brewer. After just three years of loyal service, it gasped, spat and died in my arms. I called Keurig’s service team, who assured me they could do nothing about it, then kept asking what they could do for me in unbearably perky tones.…
Read MoreFood Friday: Slow-Cooker Moroccan Spiced Chicken with Apricots
I know. Stand back. I’M ACTUALLY POSTING ON A FRIDAY. ABOUT FOOD. I’ve really missed it, and been longingly drooling over other food blogs, but Fridays have just seemed to be the day where I have the most fleeting possible relationship with the computer, and while I know I could write Food Fridays ahead of…
Read MoreWith love from Hank & Willie
I wasn’t sure Will would come down off his “I was a sheep in the pageant, baaaaaaaa!” high in time to fall asleep, and Henry stayed awake so long I thought for sure that he would be helping Santa unpack his bags (“Hey St. Nick, you want this one over here?”) but they are both…
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