I am sometimes guilty of getting a bit carried away with doing things in the most time-consuming fashion. I’d appreciate it, family, if you would stop laughing now. Thank you. It’s just that I enjoy making things myself – whether it be a gift, artwork, a note card, or a meal – and so I… Continue Reading
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Blueberry-Lemon Coffee Cake with Lemon Glaze
Sundays at our house have a familiar cadence to them developed over more than a decade of practice: sleep in – a welcome change, particularly for JR who is up at 5am during the week; coffee made on the stove top, perhaps a fried egg or a frittata with freshly gathered eggs, then the start… Continue Reading
Pear & Sweet Onion Pulled Pork
Recently, at a class on sustainable meats (very ably taught by Jackie Church of The Leather District Gourmet), the icebreaker question posed to me was, “What’s your favorite thing to cook?” Sitting next to me, Laura and Rob of The Two Palaverers gasped (or at least it sounded like gasping to me), while I gasped… Continue Reading
A hot drink on a cold, rainy day
Today is rainy, dreary, and cold here in southeastern New England, and I’m feeling pretty lazy, darn it. Before I head out to the garden to freeze – and to dig up the leeks for tonight’s potato leek soup – I thought I’d share an old story about a warm beverage. I drink espresso. I… Continue Reading
Cracking the Baking Code
I’m taking a little break from sharing the holiday meal of lamb shanks, goat cheese risotto, and caramelized onions with you – meaning the recipe for caramelized onions is being shoved to the proverbial back burner – to share with you a new recipe for banana nut muffins. I must warn you, I’ve developed a… Continue Reading