For the last four months, I’ve been commuting to Boston, grateful for the gainful (freelance) employment, but not so thrilled at the travel time. Wah. I know. We can’t have it all, right? But with a drive in each direction of an hour or more (in this year’s frequent snow, sometimes more than 2 hours),… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Amy
This Week in the Garden, Early April: We’ve Started Nearly 100 Plants from Seed. Oh, and, It Appears, We’ve Started a Farm.
Or perhaps it’s a farmette. If that isn’t too ridiculous a word. Which, now that I’ve typed it, I’m thinking it is. For years – nearly eight to be precise, since we received our first shipment of chicks in the mail – I’ve maintained that we are more homesteaders than farmers. Much, much more homesteaders.… Continue Reading
Charcutepalooza: Corned Beef
It’s a little difficult to make corned beef look sexy, but, man, please do take a look at those potatoes. Those potatoes make everything on the platter look hot. Of course, that could have to do with just having been pulled from a pot of boiling water, I suppose. On Sunday night, we had our… Continue Reading
Frosting for the Cause
My post for today, about my nana and my great aunt who both lost their battles with cancer, is over at the amazing Frosting for the Cause. You really have read all the stories there, though I’ll be honest (as I implore you to go read), it is quite overwhelming, particularly if you’re quick to… Continue Reading
Charcutepalooza: Pancetta
I haven’t any idea how I’m going to break it to my friend Tiziano, from whom I normally purchase pancetta, that I will no longer include it in my standard order. Or any order, ever again, for that matter. How standard is this order, you may ask? Well, the last time I was at my… Continue Reading