With all the squash on my counter from our Two Small Farms CSA box, I have been itching to make soup. And, I found a fun recipe in a pressure cooker cookbook, Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure, by Lorna Sass. The addition of oatmeal was new to me, and the apples added to the sweetness. [...]
Oooh, Thanksgiving is right around the corner and already I am counting the days. Is it too early to contact Julie to find out what I can bring? Yeah, probably. But, I have been thinking, especially after Women’s World Magazine asked, about my favorite kitchen gadgets and tools for Thanksgiving. I compiled my list of [...]
Boo Bags It is that time of year, almost Halloween, and this week is a great week to Boo your neighbors. Not familiar with this tradition? Well, let me explain. “Booing” your neighbors and friends is a great way to build excitement for Halloween (not that the average kid needs more excitement building!). You create [...]
Scharffen Berger was one of the official sponsors of BlogHer Food in September, and while I am still sad about their acquisition by Hershey and subsequent announcement early this year about the closing of the Berkeley factory, I am happy that the Scharffen Berger brand is still around and that I can still rely on [...]
Coconut Water A few weeks ago, while helping Karen set up her Worm Composter, she told me about Coconut Water, a newish product now available in grocery stores around town. And on the plane last week to Vancouver, I read an article in Hemisphere’s Magazine about Coconut Water. This week, while grocery shopping at Whole [...]
tjs-mealsOk, this is a post I was hesitant to write, because I am really trying my best to feed my family with all natural, healthy, local, organic, made-from-scratch foods. But sometimes, wanting-whats-best-for-my-kids and providing-whats-best-for-my-kids, collides. Case in point, my son. He is in middle school this year, is growing up, and looking for responsibility and [...]
pecan-oatmeal-chocolate-chip This week’s cookie started out with inspiration from Ina Garten’s Back to Basics cookbook, a great addition to any cookbook collection. Ina’s original recipe is Raisin Pecan Oatmeal Cookies, but due to some dietary restrictions in our house (the husband will not allow a raisin to pass his lips), I was “forced” to modify. [...]
Once we started getting an organic, local vegetable box each week, I decided I had to be more knowledgeable about ways to use all these (sometimes) unique vegetables. Julia, in writing up the Ladybug Newsletter, often included recipes inspired by the Victory Garden Cookbook, which all worked out well, so I thought this would be [...]
Wanted to be a little lower for a different angle, but loads of construction going on. (Taken with instagram)
