note: I stand corrected - this is not an Eastham Turnip - which, I have been instructed, have green tops! Today is the Eastham Turnip Festival in Eastham, MA - for those of you not familiar, on the "outer" or "lower" Cape, on Cape Cod, MA. This is a big event for Cape Codders and all those who love the Cape, cooking and baking on the Cape and farming on the Cape. The "festival" itself celebrates the local turnip with cooking events, … [Read more...]
Cornucopia – More Favorite Sides for Thanksgiving
Two of my favorite Autumn Ingredients Cornucopia translates into "Horn of Plenty" and this is a good description for my collection of recipes for side dishes for this season. Today I'll share a couple more of my favorites. Before I continue on with some recipes for my favorite vegetable side dishes for Thanksgiving, a word of note about Thursday's recipe for Wild Rice. When working with a main ingredient such as wild rice, as with … [Read more...]
Take A Walk on the Wild Side – Wild Rice with Dried Cherries, Orange and Pecans
Just so you know, Lou Reed had a song entitled, "Take a Walk on the Wild Side" in 1972, the year I graduated from high school - just in case you wondered whether there was a significance to my title. But, most of my pastry school friends weren't even born then, and making this short story even more ridiculous, my kids weren't born until 1989 and 92 - ugh. Yesterday, I mentioned that one of my favorite Thanksgiving side dishes is my Wild Rice … [Read more...]
The Wonderful World of Chutney; Thanksgiving and Holiday Meals – Mostly Sacrosanct
Hoping to make some spicy cookies with this beautiful copper cookie cutter over the next week or so! Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I have been reading lots of email solicitations, magazine features, etc about the "big meal" and all the preparations which are in order. Preparing for cooking and baking for this holiday evokes a myriad of impulses for me - mostly to expand and improve upon my repertoire of favorite recipes from … [Read more...]
Consolation Prize – Bright Light, Lifted Spirits, Shiny Copper Pots
Ok, thank you to Mother Nature - I will begrudgingly say so - thank you for the combination of yesterday's snow and this morning's bright light. The word console means to allay sorrow or grief and a consolation prize is given to the person who doesn't win the contest. So, Mother Nature threw me a bone - I am consoled by the reflection off the snow of today's sunshine, and if fact, elatedly so! In fact, this morning's light is even … [Read more...]
Let it Snow on November 7 – Dinner Tonight: Pollo Alla Potentina – My Version
Tonight I made the Pollo Alla Potentina referenced in my blog post from this morning. You will note that three of the chicken pieces look lighter in color than the others. This is because I started with 6 thighs and decided I needed more. So, I set the dish aside and went out again and got three more. I browned them separately and then added them into the dish. It was excellent - hearty and flavorful - and I will definitely make this dish … [Read more...]
Compromise and Improvise – Blueberry Muffins “Baked” on the Grill
These really baked up well, didn't they - good color and texture? It's just what you have to do - go outside. I am sincerely hoping that the word "compromise" is no longer a dirty word in politics as of this morning - and so, I turn my sights to the kitchen: I am feeling near giddy this morning, as I have my very own air card powering the internet on my computer. For the last week+ I have been using my husband's computer and his air … [Read more...]
Monday, Monday, Can’t Trust that Day; 7 Days and Life Gets a Re-Orientation
"Monday, Monday, can't trust that day. Monday, Monday, sometimes it just works out that way" - doesn't this just seem like a good metaphor for the events of last week at this time? I am kind of obsessed these days with the Mamas and the Papas' music. And, this famous song title certainly fits the bill when describing last week's presentation of "Monday". I often have songs swirling around in my head and they form there at the initiation of … [Read more...]
No Power or Cable but Mother Nature Comes Through Loud and Clear
My thought for the day is that we who inhabit the planet earth and in this relatively "civilized" country, where women can vote, drive cars, say and do virtually anything we want to and anyone who can obtain a certain level of cash can buy a mamouth flat screen tv and cell phone can be rendered virtually powerless in a few short hours by good old Mother Nature. While it seems that in spite of a couple of recent and similar enactments, the … [Read more...]
Cooking Up a Storm; Mother Nature Heats It Up and Dares Me
My Dad's favorite tree, the Japanese Maple - leaves, tho wet, are still intact. As we speak, Mother Nature is busy in the midst of her "cooking up a storm" efforts. Mine, alas, will come a little later today as the energy rises here in NJ. Storm energy initiates a wide array of responses in people, doesn't it? Some people panic, some burrow, some nest, some respond by attaching to the surges in environmental energy with bursts of creative … [Read more...]
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