Early in the week I sustained some type of trauma to my achilles tendon making it very difficult to navigate, especially up and down stairs. It has ultimately led to more creativity in the kitchen since trips to the grocery store require use of the stairs, I’m wary of further injury and avoiding stairs until … More Shredded Wheat Muffins with Oats, Fruits and Nuts
Using ripe bananas in baked goods = nothing new, and in my family, the “normal” recipe for banana-nut bread does not include whole wheat flour. My late Aunt Dorothy made a version with whole wheat flour and I prefer it. I use white whole wheat plus unbleached wheat flour, replace castor sugar with brown sugar, … More Aunt Dorothy’s Whole Wheat Banana Nut Bread
Friday night dinner was meant to be leanest ground beef with chili seasonings and black beans with accoutrements to make a taco-ish type of salad. I’d already popped the chipotle-cheese potatoes and red bells into the oven, caramelized the onions in the cast iron pan, browned and seasoned the meat when I discovered there were no … More Chili Garbanzo, Long Meal Friday
“Spice against what ails ya,” said Tony, a family friend who had a well-loved pizza parlor over on the Kitsap side of Puget Sound, as he put hot peppers all over his slice, folded it in half and ate it. Many times since then I’ve followed his advice for prevention, palliation and, some would say, … More Eggplant and Potato Korma
There are days when one looks in the fridge, the freezer and the cupboards and wonders what to prepare when it seems the fixings are scant. They are seldom scant, just saying it seems that way. The pantry always holds handsful of pastas in boxes as well as at least a can of tomatoes. The … More Creamy Spiced Pepperoni con Penne
Mark brought me some crystalised, candied ginger pieces all ready to go into a cookie batter and some dried cranberries and suggested an oatmeal cookie would be nice, soon, sometime in the next two weeks. Oh, and some raisins, too, and walnuts. I told him that my oatmeal cookies do not have butter or shortening … More Oatmeal Chews with Candied Ginger, Raisins, Cranberries, Walnuts and Peonies
When the only thing being prepared in the kitchen is an egg sandwich, is it truly necessary to write a post about it in order to avoid WordPress’s nagging “It’s been six days since you posted ?” Is the artful photo of this egg so eye-catching that a reader will recommend it to friends? Link … More Egg Sandwich and Art
I’d made my version of baking powder biscuits and had fresh strawberries in the fridge, intending on strawberry shortcake for breakfast yesterday morning, but it didn’t happen. Later in the day, watching DVR’d qualifying for Formula 1 Spain, I remembered that I also had a bit of leftover raspberry ice cream* made in a small … More Raspberry Ice Cream with Strawberry Shortcake
Yesterday I spent a gorgeous and perfect afternoon in another city with my daughter while Seattle celebrated Opening Day of Boating Season. She and I celebrated Mother’s Day (in part) early with lunch at Rory’s in Edmonds and watched the run-up to the Kentucky Derby at the same time. We Lyfted up the hill to … More Caramelized Red Bells n Farfalle for Mother’s Day
One of my neighbors offered these stalks of rhubarb from his family garden when I said, “Yes, please, and I will make rhubarb ice cream for dessert Thursday evening.” This was the first of the fruit ice creams which I mastered a couple summers ago, ice creams requiring no rock salt and no ice cream … More Spring Rhubarb Ice Cream
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