Today was the opening day of our local farmer’s market.  It’s still early days for some of the local farmers, but there were still some good selections to be had.  There are also a few new folks out there selling things like honey,  bread, homemade jams and jellies and so forth.  While those are nice, [...]

I’ve always been interested in making these, but never gotten around to it.  If nothing else, it takes the juice of a LOT of lemons, in addition to the lemons that are cut up in the jar.  Earlier this week, though, I bought a 5lb bag of lemons with the idea of making homemade limoncello [...]

Last fall I cut all the herbs back to the ground. I was ruthless. A few weeks ago the sage started to send up little shoots. And today … this is what it looks like:

Tuesdays with Dorie post #2: Holly of Phe/MOM/enon picked the 15 Minute Magic: Chocolate Amaretti Torte on pages 276 and 277. At first I wasn’t going to make this recipe although I really wanted to. I just couldn’t justify dropping $12 on a box of cookies at Whole Foods, plus the almonds, cream, chocolate, etc., [...]

I joined Tuesdays with Dorie on St. Patrick’s Day and made my first recipe:  Banana Cream Pie.  Before I posted my inaugural TWD post, I went back and read every other members posts from the last recipes just to see how it was done.   I didn’t want to commit any TWD faux pas on [...]

It’s entirely possible that I was unduly influenced by Ree (the Pioneer Woman) and her posting of mac and cheese this week. Last night about 8:30, while sitting on the sofa waiting for Bones to start, I suddenly developed an craving for mac and cheese. A really bad craving. The kind of craving that sneaks [...]

Everyone has their own version of guacamole – that wonderful, rich, creamy, avocado dip that appears in every Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurant.  Me?  I tend to be a bit of a purist.  I like avocado, some lime, a little garlic, and some cilantro – it lets the flavor of the avocado shine through.  Still, you [...]

Growing up Catholic, Easter was always a big, big weekend for us; the end of 6 weeks of Lenten fasting and denial, given over in a huge feast. Ham, jello salads, deviled eggs (gotta do something with all those dyed Easter eggs), jelly beans, and more chocolate bunnies than you could shake a stick at. [...]

Here it is – my first Tuesdays with Dorie post. Amy of Sing for Your Supper chose Banana Creme Pie, pages 342 and 343. I started out with with my standard pie crust, Cooks Illustrated Vodka Pie Crust, which I blind baked. I would have used Dorie’s recipe, but I already had this crust made [...]