It’s been ages since I did a post on food (way back here, I think)… but don’t think for a minute that we have stopped eating! This summer has been full of farmer’s market bounty, and since the weather has been so mild (relatively), the growing season on many items has stretched out longer than...
Let me start out with full disclosure: I am not Irish. I am American mutt, of course, but probably couldn’t come up with even a teeny-tiny bit of Irish in my heritage to save my own life. Matt doesn’t think he has any Irish background either (although if anyone would know it would be Aunt...
You all may remember, once upon a time, long ago, when your children all were young and cute (which now they’ve grown to be corporate executives and such)… well, anyway, WAY back then… I posted the first part of this Shepherd’s Pie series. Which aforementioned series is not REALLY “Shepherd’s Pie” to begin with, because...
It’s still rainy here in Northern California and I’m appreciative, because we desperately need it. Yay for snow pack and more water! To keep from getting the winter doldrums, I suggest curling up by the fire with a good book, or playing a game you don’t usually play (for us it’s chess) and eating comfort...
Leeks have been my 2009 food obsession. I have to admit, before this year, I had not really been exposed to them, and definitely had never cooked with them. But we went to Paris this past spring on our anniversary, and let me tell you, leeks were everywhere! And they were so delicious. I’ve spent...
Whew! The holidays are here, aren’t they? Things have gotten busy, busy, busy… and we’re not complaining. We are printing, printing, printing! We still hope to have our Etsy holiday shop open up over the weekend – so stay tuned! In the wonderful meantime, I’m sure a lot of you are making (or have made)...
