As I am sure you have realized by now, I obsess about some seemingly pretty inane things from time to time. Earlier in the Fall I was out snapping photos in the yard as the blooms were kind enough to hang around for a long time this year. I took some pictures of some of my amazing roses and was somewhat distressed about the fact that I could not remember or determine the name of the glorious variety thriving into late Autumn by the side door. … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2012
Who Gets Better Treatment? – A Variation on Thomas Keller’s Plain Scones for Christin
Ok, so truth be told, I love having someone home to spoil with "something from the oven", and, I have all this pent up baking energy, so I tried out Thomas Keller's Plain Scone recipe from his absolutely gorgeous Bouchon Bakery cookbook. I didn't have any heavy cream or creme fraiche, so I improvised with the dairy and added some flavors and fruit. I am still working in the kitchen sans sink, dishwasher and countertops - but, what the … [Read more...]
Shout-out to Patty – Recipes for a Special Person, and Anyone Who Loves Perfectly Healthy Foods
Ok, transitioning from the prospect of making Christmas Sugarplum Syllabubby Mess (referenced in my earlier post today) to this can be highly suspect, but here goes: I came upon these two recipes the other day and immediately thought of my sister-in-law Patty and her husband John, who are on a macro-biotic diet. I am not sure if these technically qualify as macrobiotic, but I am sure she can tweak them to get there. Hope you like these, … [Read more...]
Making Sense out of Chaos and Three Yummy Recipes from Across the Pond
Due to a major lapse in judgement I have had no kitchen since Sunday when I packed up my cabinets into boxes. I can not for the life of me explain why I did this now and not in January, although the plan was for them to begin the Monday after Thanksgiving and therefore all of this would have been done by Wednesday. Be that as it may, I now find myself with major anxiety about the chaos and not being able to do my seasonal … [Read more...]