Ripped that month of February right off the calendar! Countdown to Spring: 20 days! Yippee! Ok, you get the point. Just because I want to, I am re-reading all of my poems about Spring and rushing things a bit - ok, just let me be.......I'll be alright.....I'll be ok in a few weeks! One gift of the longer minutes of sunlight? My Agapanthus in the kitchen actually has two blooms on it - unprecedented and so very exciting for me! … [Read more...]
National Strawberry Day
My Photos from last season.......... Memories, like the corners of my mind........ Celebrate! Today is the last day of February!!!!!!!!!! Hooraaaahhhhhhh! (I am jumping up and down, can you see me?) Before I forget, check out the cover story of this week's New York Magazine, where buttercream is made into high fashion! Okay, a little sanity now, well, maybe that isn't exactly true..... Yesterday, February 27, was National … [Read more...]
Fits and Starts and so, Ginger Root; Fresh Ginger Cake
photos courtesy Wikipedia Here is some great info on Ginger Root - aka Zingiber officinale At this time of year I need a fresh inspiration. I'm over the winter food thing and have started dreaming of barbecues outside - you know, the grilled chicken, potato salad and fresh and tasty tomatoes???? Peach pies! I'm sorry I have skipped over several months of the year, but, well, I am SO over Winter! I have spent the last several … [Read more...]
What’s All this Fuss About Fried Dough? Beignets, Bigne – Who, What, Where, When
The Bouchon Bakery Vanilla Beignets - an up-to-date version! I have never realized the extent to which a multitude of cultures have food rituals and festivals centered around the upcoming season of Lent. Of course we all know about Mardi Gras and Venice's Carnivale. But, I didn't know there are also festivals in Trinadad and Tobago, Martinique, Ecuador, Brazil, Greece, Fasching, Germany, Cologne, Germany, and Sitges, Spain. These … [Read more...]
Aldo Comes for a “Visit”; Meyer Lemon, Dried Cherry and Almond Scones
Nature's Works of Art - instant still life Aren't these gorgeous? Everyone knows how hard it can be to have someone working in your house. This is especially true, I think, when someone is in your kitchen for an extended period of time and you are someone like me, who is basically in the kitchen, working, all of the time. I was lucky enough to have a team here for awhile in December who were very easy to get along with and not … [Read more...]
Bye-Bye to January; Origin of the Word, February; My Mom’s Pot Roast and Apple Pie
Goodbye to January - thank you! It was actually a good month for me - I was away having fun for 2 of the 4 weeks, so I can't really complain. How to follow that up? Hmmmm. On to February - today is the 3rd, already and I will be glad if it wizzes right by! Then, we will work slowly to the next change of season in March. That's a long way away, I know and I wish I weren't wishing the weeks away. So,....... I got to thinking … [Read more...]
National Croissant Day – For the Love of Viennoiserie
Photo Courtesy Bouchon Bakery Make a Beeline to Bouchon! I had a ball oogling the proofing racks at Bouchon in Yountville on my visit to California in 9/2011. Makes one want to stuff your tote bag full of these amazing light but crispy members of the viennoiserie family and go and hide behind a tree and stuff your face - slowly and carefully, though. This is a treat to savor....... Right on the heals of National Chocolate Cake Day … [Read more...]
Here Today/Gone Today and a Blood Orange and Almond Bundt Cake
Bye-bye to the 3 lb Caribbean Lobster George and I split on Friday night at Agua on Grand Cayman I am back home in New Jersey. Yesterday, I walked on the beach, barefoot, for one hour, had breakfast outside in shorts, put on my bathing suit and sat in my beach chair until.........suddenly I landed in Newark, New Jersey!!!!! I had that eerie feeling - you know the one when you wonder how you could have been in one place in the morning and … [Read more...]
The Meaning of “Resolution”, An Eating Idiom for me for 2013 and my #1 All-Time Favorite, Guilt-Free Dessert
My # 1 All-Time Favorite, Guilt-Free Dessert - Ina Garten's Roasted Pear and Applesauce - sans the brown sugar Let's see, someone important said, "the last shall be first", so I will start off today with the last item on my title---- ROASTED PEAR AND APPLESAUCE - Adapted from Ina Garten 3 pounds ripe but firm bosc pears 3 pounds macoun apples 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp freshly ground nutmeg the juice and zest of two navel … [Read more...]
Challenge: Ten Things to do on a Cold Winter Day (for Winter-Curmudgeons) and Yesterday’s News
Sunrise this morning There is no secret that this is not my favorite time of year. But, rather than get back in bed and pull the covers over my head until the first of May, I decided to challenge myself this morning and see if I could come up with 10 great things for me to do on a cold, Winter day. This is not a list for people who love Winter, cold weather, skiing, snowboarding, skating, cold feet and hands and aching jaws and heads … [Read more...]
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