Inspirational: Ok, I admit, morning is not a time to provoke me. Here are a couple of items to ponder as I did early this morning. It all began with my Facebook feed, where I stumbled upon the following article from the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/25/over-50s-new-career-teacher?CMP=fb In the Guardian article, I read the following and could immediately feel the hair on the back of my neck stand … [Read more...]
Dough: Diary of an Obsessive Baker
I awoke at 4:30 yesterday morning. Actually, it was earlier, but I forced myself to squeeze my eyes shut until 4:30. Then, I knew there was no hope for sleeping until 6, my usual target "up" time. I took the dog out and as I padded out with her I heard my dear Mom say, "nobody here but us chickens" and, as always, a pang of deep sadness stretched its tentacles out within me. There was nobody like my Mom. And, especially on holidays, I miss … [Read more...]
Divertimento – A Musical Approach to Enjoy Being the Cook – Sweet Potato Coffee Cake with Pears, Pecans and Cardamom
my Brioche Coffee Cake with Pears, Pecans and Cardamom from Intermezzo Magazine - Issue 38 live version 11/23/16 This is the time of year when I always turn off the news stations in my car and dial onto the Classical music stations. I still keep a collection of my favorite CDs there, too. I know. This is such an outdated approach to listening to music, but that's just where I remain. I find the music not only soothing but uplifting, … [Read more...]
Around the Bird in Eighty Ways – Why I Don’t Spend the Whole Week Making Gravy
photo - archives You have to hand it to Americans. We've parlayed a bland, rather homely and not all that intelligent bird into the centerpiece of our Country's biggest food event of the year. It's quite amazing, really. Setting aside religious celebrations the world over, ingredient-driven festivals have been commonplace for centuries in just about all cultures. I find this fascinating. I can definitely relate that it's really a human … [Read more...]
Bake These, No Seriously – The Spice Cookie with Cocoa and Bourbon
NJ November 16 I'm back in my own kitchen in NJ and it's time to get going. Today, I really started with an idea for a corn and cranberry soufflé-looking creation but then I got to reading Dorie Greenspan's new Cookie book. Is it ever too early to start Cookie season? I know full well that next week is Thanksgiving and I should be focusing on that, but today I went off in another direction. I've been craving gingersnap cookies for … [Read more...]
That Was the Week That Was – Some Soothing Ingredient-Driven Gestures for Thanksgiving
David Frost circa 2005 Sunday is the beginning of a new week, right? Couldn't come fast enough. That Was the Week That Was - Whew you said it! Who remembers this? I know, I keep tipping my hand at my age and keep on reverting to music, memories and words from the 1960s. Some day, I'll figure out what that means. Perhaps it's just normal to consistently revert to that period in your life when the foundation was just building up, things … [Read more...]
Honey Bun Runs the Race – The Honey Bun Scone with Goat Cheese and Lavender
Today is a glorious day for the NYC Marathon. And, my daughter, Christin is running in it for the first time for the Robin Hood Foundation. We're all very proud of her determination, training and effort. Go Christin! Christin, who I affectionately called "Honey Bun" when she was little (among other things, like Bunny-Bun) loves the Lavender Goat Cheese from the Union Square Farmer's Market. I thought I'd make her a scone to eat when she … [Read more...]
Oh My Darling, Clementine – The Clementine-Corn Scone with Toasted Pignolis
Oh my darling I'm old enough to remember the songs we sang in grammar school and not old enough to forget what it was like to say a prayer in Public School. Horrified? Yes, indeed-y, I do. We also said the Pledge of Allegiance every morning, put our heads down on the desk to "rest", sat in the stairwells and hid under desks around the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis (we were safe there, right?) and sang religious Christmas Carols in … [Read more...]
Sunday Morning Mischief – Apple Cider Pancakes with Cinnamon-Cider Syrup and Sautéed Apples
Some people perhaps, should never be left alone in the house. Perhaps, this is especially so on Sunday mornings when nostalgia for the Sunday morning breakfasts of your childhood can come rushing back. I may be one of those people given to mischief and this particular form of nostalgia. My husband is at the Cape playing golf in the annual Nit-Wit Invitational. I'll let you draw your own conclusions on this. My daughter won't be here for … [Read more...]
TV Inspirational – Julia Child, Michel Richard, Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert and Fuchsia Dunlop: Tales of The Quickbread Morning Bun
Michel Richard's Oeufs Sur le Plat - Apricot Puff Pastries - courtesy Baking with Julia Back in March of 2012, I named my blog Kitchen-Inspirational. This was for a number of reasons. Among them, it tended to be the best catch-all name I could come up with at the time, having quickly abandoned a French phrase that I thought, although highly suitable, sounded just a tad pretentious and honestly, I didn't think my depth of knowledge of French … [Read more...]
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