young strawberries - a member of the rose family so not technically a veggie, but technically beautiful right now :) I thought about leaving off the rejoinder " - Vegetables" but that would have been just a little too shocking for me to put out there........ Just in case you need something to whet your appetite, get your juices flowing or whatever cliché phraseology you choose, read on here...... In May of 2013 I had the extreme joy of … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2017
Five Years and A Million Lessons of Kitchen-Inspirational – Gluten-Free Pancakes with Blood Orange Syrup and Hazelnuts and Glazed Bacon
I've learned a million lessons Six hundred sixty four published posts and another 697 drafts on hold. Who'd have known I had so many random thoughts and impulses to pursue? And, I'm just beginning...... Yes, it's been 5 years since the inception of my blog Kitchen-Inspirational.com. I knew this day was coming and frankly I'd thought about how I needed to work on a really amazing recipe to post for this occasion. But, when it came … [Read more...]
“Don’t Speak Hillary, Just Go!” Winter Gets a 3-Day Eviction Notice – The Triple Ginger, Apricot and Mango Scone
eastern view this morning Ok, St. Patrick's Day has come and gone and there are now 3 days until the Vernal Equinox. Winter, you've had your allotted time and now it's time to go. Don't try sneaking in at the end here and making up for the weeks that you were lolling around. "Don't speak Hillary, just go!" I imagine myself delivering this line out the window just as profoundly-dismissively as Katherine Hepburn does in "Guess Who's Coming … [Read more...]
Day of Recovery: The Irrepressible Pleasure of Simple Toast
Beware the Ides of March This morning brought 2 days of newspapers and all seemed to want to return to some semblance of normalcy. And so I sat down to begin my day........... Ok, so I'm reveling in the return to sanity that comes the day after the low pressure cum blizzard blew through here and deposited its nasty reminder that March is indeed the most fickle of months. My expectations are so completely unaligned with what has been … [Read more...]
The Most Vulnerable of Seasons – The Orange and Nutmeg-Scented Strawberry Crumb Cake
Last night before the new and later dusk, I ran around outside like a fussy old Mum, doing a few last chores to try as I might to tidy up and protect whatever I could before the big snow. Year in and year out, we begin to sense the transition into each of the new seasons, well before they may actually arrive. Little signs and feelings heighten the senses for the attuned, and we can feel what is coming as the earth, air and elements … [Read more...]
Still On the Cusp of Spring – Easy Granny Smith-Butternut Squash Gratin
view outside my window right now I guess this year we can't quite make up our mind what season it is going to be from day to day.......... The other day I got my latest copy of Australian Gourmet Traveller in the mail. It has a huge splash of letters across the top spelling out AUTUMN. I had to stop in my tracks here for a moment. I think this was literally the first time I ever actually ingested that down under, the period of late … [Read more...]
In Search of: Trouble-Free Farming
yesterday's perfect beauties at the Montecito Farmer's Market as I posted yesterday, this is what a fresh-picked, organically grown, local strawberry looks like - it's not white and hard in the center - it's juicy, fragrant and sweet! Are the terms trouble-free and farming oxymorons? Inquiring minds want to know............ I'm feeling a little bit soppy here and now - especially after spending the last 10 days … [Read more...]