cooking by phone & frugality
On a bit of a baking tear this past week, I made my way thru three recipes in a new …
Category Archives: foodie
in the window
On a day when we keep hearing Julia Child’s cheerful voice, musically arranged, quoted and bubbling, a joyful sight found …
recipe 11: zucchini surprise inside
A sign of summer, especially if you grew up in a small or rural town, was the arrival of gifts …
recipe 10: watsonville mule & home infused vodka
This is a locavore’s take on a moscow mule – using the great local strawberries we grow here on the …
infused flavours in progress
Watch here for infusion updates as local fruit appears. Current batches infusing with: strawberries + black pepper blueberries + …
the oddbins approach
For an odd reason, I was keeping back a head of fennel waiting for the right use –fortunately it holds …
less-meatarianism and busy lives
With the season of wonderful vegetables and fruit, you might think all my cooking would be centered on some way …
recipe 9: turkey tenderloin with green beans
A crisp crunch of green beans plays a supporting role, with the smoked hint of paprika and cumin quickly sauteed …
pizza nights & gateway meats
Plenty of Friday nights have been pizza nights – after all, I am a native born heathen…and we are even …
Waste not, waist not yet
To use the yolks or toss them? That was the dilemma. Like found or given fruit, the idea of tossing …
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