What? It’s this easy to make my own ricotta? Okay then. Since I don’t have a dedicated garden space, other than the strip on the side of the house for all my herbs, I plant my vegetables in amongst the… Read more
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What’s for Breakfast?
My favourite breakfast is usually a simple, but nutrient-dense affair. It’s always savoury; never a sweet to begin the day. Truth be told, I also don’t eat breakfast every day; only when I’m actually feeling hungry. And that’s when an… Read more
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home grown, locally grown
“It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.” said Lewis Grizzard and me. I made it! Remember the tomato tart I mentioned a couple weeks ago, promising I’d try it. It was worth the little… Read more
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Savour the moments (food, delicious food)
The earthy aroma of homemade bread toasting on a wood stove, wafting its way up through the air vent into our bedroom each morning. That is one of my earliest food memories. “We all have our food memories, some good… Read more
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People who love to eat
Julia Child said,”People who love to eat are the best people.” Though I agree there’s a modicum of truth in that, in my view, it should be balanced with something Anna Thomas was quoted as saying, “We all eat, and… Read more
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In the kitchen: bakin’ not bacon
“No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers.” ? Laurie Colwin Making meringue… Read more
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Cooking is Like Love
“Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.” ~Harriet van Horne I love that quote. Some people who know me might wonder why it appeals to me because I can often grumble about… Read more
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Waiting to Put it in the Oven
Pork roast and butternut squash I’m busy “waiting to put it in the oven” so I can get that pet contest posted but I’ve encountered a glitch. There are several photographers talking about a ‘new rule’ at Facebook regarding not… Read more