Musings from a servantless, stay-at-home, cooking-obsessed mom
Posted in Cooking & Eating on May 25th, 2013
Now this is a nice cookie. Almond butter is the primary fat, bittersweet chocolate chips pair nicely with chopped almonds, and shredded coconut adds a lovely bit of sweetness and depth. At present, El is eating guacamole and chips, I’ve got Brussels sprouts roasting in the oven, and T is sous vide’ing some flap steak [...]
Posted in Cooking & Eating on May 25th, 2013
Thanks to Twins Ace Hardware for hosting the Canning Seminar this morning and to the wonderful, large, friendly, curious group who came. I loved teaching, really enjoyed meeting you all and the strawberry rhubarb pie jam was a hell of a delicious batch. And, to all attendees, every jar “pinged”- perfect seals on each and [...]
Posted in Cooking & Eating, Musings on May 24th, 2013
The beef-zucchini-yogurt casserole is just so darn good. Wow! Make that! Also, if you can come up with a better name, let me know ASAP because ‘casserole’ just doesn’t cut the butter, and ‘beef’ is so uninspired. I’m in bed now and thrilled to be here. Pumpkin cheesecake freezes beautifully, and three bites of a [...]
Posted in Cooking & Eating, Musings on May 24th, 2013
Y’all, look at my cat. He kills me. Isn’t his in-air action great? My friend, Emily, loves N and likes to play with him. She has the right touch with this wand, yes? T is working from home today, and we just had lunch together, a lovely, quiet lunch of BLTs with truffle mayo and [...]
Posted in Cooking & Eating, Musings on May 23rd, 2013
El, Michele and Mom treated me to a wonderful anniversary dinner last night – shrimp risotto, seared turkey breast with sage, asparagus, lots of wine and champagne – which we capped off with that scrumptious pie. There were only 2 slivers left because I promised the boys I’d save them some. We sat outside, enjoying [...]
Posted in Cooking & Eating on May 22nd, 2013