Whisk by Egan SnowLast night, I was invited by Brittany Gilbert from Eye on Blogs (favorite gadget: George Foreman Grill, although she recommends the one with removable plates, which sadly she does not have) to a blogger meet-up in San Francisco, at the KPIX studios. Ooh, the fun! The food! The adult beverages! Alas, I [...]
TomatillosLast week’s CSA box had a dozen lovely tomatillos, and my immediate reaction was to pull out the cast iron pan and whip up a fresh salsa. In the hot skillet, I roasted the tomatillos until lightly charred. Then I added them to the food processor along with 1/4 a peeled red onion, 1/4 cup [...]
Strawberries in a bowl Strawberries, hulled by my daughter, ready to eat September 2008
Carrot peelerFor a while now, I have been wanting to extol the virtues of my new Oxo Serrated Peeler, which Santa left me in my stocking and I subsequently used to peel lemons for Limoncello. In fact, my love of this peeler was the original inspiration for my blog. Imagine, I could share my experiences [...]
Our new friends (and neighbors) invited us over for a spur-of-the-moment Paella party this weekend. A chance to socialize and drink wine with our friends was more than we could resist, even on a school night! And, the lure of Paella cooked on the grill was too enticing, almost makes me want to go out [...]
Butter curl, photo courtesy of josh-nMy friend Suzy came over for lunch yesterday, and I served a lovely (if I do say so myself!) ladies’ lunch, including a Farro, Avocado, Cucumber and Cherry Tomato Salad, along with open-faced Proscuitto, Manchego and Fig Tartines. I was rushing home from an appointment, so did not have time [...]
Spritz CookiesLittle A and I attempted to make Spritz cookies this week – the pictures in my ancient Betty Crocker Cooky Book, circa 1963, made it look so easy, and being the Kitchen Gadget Girl, of course I had a Spritz Maker handy. We thought we could whip out some of the cute shapes they [...]
Jars of canned tomatoesOf course I canned tomatoes this weekend, now is the time. So did other bloggers, such as Lelo in Nopo (met her at BlogHer, and have really been enjoying her blog), Hedonia (another from BlogHer) and Andrea’s Recipes (yet another BlogHer contact). All have great instructions and loads of pictures if you [...]
Tomato TartI picked up several boxes of tomatoes this weekend, and am planning to can them for the winter. However, I cannot resist eating some right now! This tart was a great way to enjoy the freshness of heirloom tomatoes. Since it was a soccer practice night, I sliced the tomatoes and onions ahead of [...]
Figs with goat cheese and honey Actually, this could also be a lovely dessert. The figs are gorgeous this time of year, and I could not resist picking up a basket at the store. However, since I am the only one in my house who eats figs, I made up a couple plates to take [...]
Cream-filled Chocolate SandwichesToday’s cookie is another from my new Martha Stewart’s Cookies book. The kids were excited, since the cookies look at little like Oreos in the picture, although now that they are done, I would suggest they are more like moon pies. The recipe makes about 2 dozen, which I did not think was [...]
Wanted to be a little lower for a different angle, but loads of construction going on. (Taken with instagram)
