I confess to having a slight cookbook addiction, one I have no intention of giving up. I keep cookbooks by my bed and read them like novels. My kitchen bookshelves are overflowing, and whenever someone wants to buy me something for my birthday, somehow I just can’t keep from asking for a cookbook. My cookbooks [...]
Entries Tagged as 'recipes'
Celebrating the Egg Moon (and a simple Huevos Rancheros recipe)
April 23rd, 2011 · 3 Comments
Dear me, I meant to write this post for this month’s full moon, but since we are getting ready to dye eggs for Easter today, I suppose this is just as well: In colonial America, the full moons of early spring were called Egg Moons. The longer days and increased light of the season stimulated [...]
Spontaneous Spring Baking (and a nice scone recipe)
April 5th, 2011 · 3 Comments
This morning I had a million things to do, but there was sun was shining into the kitchen for the first time in days, and it felt so warm and welcoming. All I needed for complete happiness was a basket of something delicious to go alongside my cup of tea. In spite of the sun [...]
Rice and Raisins for Breakfast
January 26th, 2011 · 4 Comments
I’ve carried a tattered little card with this recipe for rice and raisin “porridge” on it around with me since college. What a simple, quick, nourishing, yummy way to start the day, use leftover brown rice, and avoid the expense and waste of boxed cereal. After all, how much oatmeal can one girl eat? Tom [...]
Day of the Dead Cookies
November 1st, 2010 · 8 Comments
November 2nd marks the Mexican Day of the Dead–Dia de los Muertos–a time for honoring and celebrating the memory of departed loved ones. Skeletons are everywhere in the artwork that attends the festivities, all dressed up as they would be in life–making music, baking break, riding horseback… This year Claire and I decided to celebrate [...]
Eat More Kale: A Kale Manifesto With Recipes
October 12th, 2010 · 20 Comments
I have received more comments about this shirt than any piece of clothing I have ever owned: my spiffy, turquoise EAT MORE KALE t-shirt. People stare, laugh, turn their heads to watch me pass on the street, nudge their companions, make grimmacing kale-is-yucky expressions, and–best of all–stop to talk. I hear that folks love kale, [...]
Tags: canning/preserving, garden, recipes, urban farming
Yummy and (Almost) Healthy Blueberry Muffins
August 1st, 2010 · 7 Comments
We are huge breakfast muffin fans around here, especially now–during fresh, local berry season. My absolute favorite muffin recipe is one of Martha Stewart’s, loaded with butter, sugar, buttermilk, and other lovely things. The muffins weigh about a pound each, and come out of the tins almost dripping with melted fat. Heavenly. But not for [...]
Simple Spring Foraging (and a nice Nettle Frittata Recipe)
April 19th, 2010 · 8 Comments
You don’t have to be a hardcore forager to take advantage of the wild greens that abound in this lovely spring season. Trust me–we are not traipsing about far off-trail, toting a GPS. But we do enjoy gracing the table with simple wild edibles that we glean close to home. My two spring favorites: miner’s [...]
Tags: foraging, recipes, seasons, urban nature
Homemade Cheese Crackers. Yum.
March 24th, 2010 · 6 Comments
The most horrible thing happened recently. Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, our local Pike Place Market cheesemonger, started selling crackers that feature their delicious Flagship Cheddar. The cheddar is yummy, and the crackers are almost yummier. They make me swoon and drool. They make me eat way too many. They make me want to make my own [...]
Tags: recipes
Super Quick Sandwich Bread For Busy Days
January 11th, 2010 · 15 Comments
On Sundays, Claire and I like to bake her favorite sandwich bread for the coming week’s school lunches. It’s a sweet routine. We mix up the dough right away in the morning. During the first two-hour rising, we all go to the neighborhood farmer’s market. (We’re fortunate to have a year-round market here in West [...]
