After a long day of writing and editing, I always head out to the kitchen to relax. Making dinner is one of my favorite parts of the day. I light a candle, open the porch door to let in fresh air (weather permitting), watch a movie on the little DVD player or listen to music…
“Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.” ~ Voltaire Today’s lunch….black cherry malts! Do you ever substitute ice cream for a meal in the summer? We do. Several times a summer actually. Try it. And if you find that you’re feeling guilty for some strange reason…add a handful of fresh berries! Voila. Health…
we just enjoyed these delicious, stacked caprese salads with green and red zebra heirloom tomatoes. we strolled up to the red wing farmer’s market at the depot yesterday and picked up a bunch of beautiful, fresh produce… I have more tomatoes than I know what to do with (again)…which is a good problem to have!…
I’m trying to post all of my summer salad recipes before September 1st. I have so many of them I don’t know if I’ll be able to without inundating you with salad seven days a week! Well, we’ll see. There are still a couple weeks left. This tuna pasta salad can be tailored to fit…
I’ve been cooking with cayenne, spicy peppers, fresh ginger, wasabi and garlic this week. I’m trying to get rid of a nasty summer cold that just crept in and decided to stay for awhile. I waited about a week, tried to rest, drank local honey and raw vinegar thinking I might be able to make…
Jeff had a meeting in the cities today so Gracie and I were on our own. We did a bit of baking, I made some homemade salad dressing and crocheted while we started watching THIS series on Netflix. Cancan tea cake can be made by baking any cake batter in a 28 oz. can. Just…
I can smell autumn in the air. The mornings and evenings have been cooler and everything sounds different. Crisper. I can hear a train passing through our downtown, and even that sounds different. It must have something to do with the humidity dropping…all of those water droplets must soften the edges of sounds. Last night…
Yup. We’ve been grilling pizzas again. This one was especially wonderful. A combination of savory and sweet…it could easily pass for dessert. 1 grilled pizza crust (made according to directions in this post) White sauce (also in this post) 1/2 of a large, ripe peach, chopped 1/4 cup ripe mango, chopped 1/4 cup chevre, crumbled…
I’m writing to you as I wait for my tea to steep. Gracie has a friend over and they’re sprawled out in sleeping bags in our living room. It’s the beginning of our third day of “staycation” and I have no idea what we’ll end up doing but whatever it is, it will be fun…
Whenever I say I’m cooking potato crusted salmon for lunch or dinner, Jeff makes yummy noises. This is definitely one of our favorite meals. Full of flavor and it fries up in a flash.The potatoes make a crispy, crunchy “pancake” on one side. SO delicious with mixed greens and balsamic vinaigrette. 4 cups unpeeled, shredded…