Element 1 (photo courtesy simplerecipes.com) Element 2 (only if perfect) Element 3 when you can score some! (photo courtesy mymansbelly.com) Well, you can see this is not Eggs Benedict - it is merely one element of what I'm dreaming of. After finishing my post this morning, I got to thinking about an idea for Eggs Benedict over a bed of Pea Tendrils. I'm going to make this as soon as I possibly can. TENDRIL EGGS BENEDICT - … [Read more...]
I’m Craving Green – Preview: All About Pea Tendrils
photos courtesy thecilantrophist.blogspot.com photo courtesy mymansbelly.com Now, here's my idea of a Preview Party: Crunchy, curly, a little earlier than the peas themselves and a little different than your earliest usual greens - ultimate Springtime freshness! I'm guessing I'm being a little bit optimistic in this subject matter today. But, oh well. All of these GREEN photos make me happy! I'm having my very own feasting of the … [Read more...]
Where Spring Lives – The Tipping Point (not the book)
inspired yesterday by this photo courtesy Apricot Lane Farms Like a subtle whisper, rising from West to East, we see the very earliest promise of a new season emerging from the soil and from the creatures which inhabit it……… Every year, I get to a point where I "decide" I am absolutely DONE with Winter. I will swear to myself, that I am done wearing Winter clothes (at least all the blacks, browns and greys and switch over to my pastel … [Read more...]
Who Needs Reservations? An Easy, Elegant Valentine’s Day Menu
courtesy valentines 2014 If you're lamenting, as I am, not having called for reservations in time to get into the restaurant you wanted for dinner with your Valentine, here is my menu for tonight's dinner. We are still digging out here, so it's probably just as well that we are staying in. Dining in a restaurant tonight isn't the best idea anyway, but I'd have gone tomorrow… My choice this year was Gotham Bar and Grill. Oh well…. We … [Read more...]
Understanding Marketing? – Snowy-Day Raspberry-Orange Muffins
You know who is here - someone (favorite son) flew in on one of the last planes out of Reagan last night - home for the President's Day Weekend. And, we are so glad he made it - after two de-icings - and, only one hour later than scheduled - whew! Strolled out the door by 10:15pm. My husband gave me a lecture this morning about not understanding marketing. I was complaining that Ryan is not my favorite person to bake for - because he … [Read more...]
An Imaginary Life; Girl’s Gotta Do
"I imagine………" My Mom used to talk to me about the power of positive thinking - she was sort of a devotee of Norman Vincent Peale. I imagine she employed this concept often in her life. I doubt she ever had much time to decide whether the details of his doctrine made any sense or were otherwise controversial. I guess she decided that, on the surface, this idea was a good one to employ. I guess that I have been thinking about her a lot … [Read more...]
Not Nice Phil! – Divert Thyself; In Praise of NY Museums
Not Nice Phil! photo courtesy beyondbathtime.com Today I'm indulging in a post that's really not all about food - but it is a little…….. It's more about the "inspirational" part of Kitchen Inspirational. I'm not sure who anointed this little creature to be the official prognosticator of approaching Springtime, but I'm not happy with him this year! We all know that Punxsutawney Phil did not like what he saw on Sunday - so, it's 6 more … [Read more...]
Girl Like Me; Banana Bread with Hazelnuts, Cranberries and Orange
I do have to tell you that I wonder about the wisdom of sticking my iPhone into a hot oven all the time; one of these days I'm just gonna melt the whole thing! "I……….. should have known better with a girl like you." The Beatles Circa 1964 This is a big week for the Beatles, isn't it? February 9, 1964 - the British invasion - how I so do remember it like it was yesterday (well almost yesterday). Seriously, is there any music better than … [Read more...]
Dinner Tonight – Ina’s Boeuf Bourguignon with Cauliflower “Mashed Potatoes” with Roasted Garlic and Parmesan
Yesterday I mentioned that after I returned from the grocery store, I really wanted to make either Ina Garten's Beef Bourguignon or Coq au Vin for dinner. My friend, Maria was supposed to come for dinner tonight and I thought this would have been great to get done ahead. Well, since it was snowing quite hard, I decided not to go out again. Today, however, I got the needed supplies and went to work. BOEUF BOURGUIGNON - adapted from … [Read more...]
Winter Storm Watch
guided by the light - new growth on the blue spruce still in my sunroom - capturing the progress toward Spring on camera Today I'm taking a little liberty with the term, "Winter Storm Watch"………. Ok, so you may not find this as amazing as I do, but just as I snapped the photo of the new chive shoots on my kitchen windowsill last week, today I got another actual photo of the "process" of Spring arriving. I think this is magic, ok? And so, … [Read more...]
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