A few weeks ago, I decided it was time to replace my old salad spinner with something new. The old one was great – 15+ years old and still going strong. No cracks in the bowl, dry lettuce the norm, all good. But, it was feeling a little gunky and had some cracks around the [...]
Not sure how it works at your house, but pancakes and waffles are a big deal around here. I think my kids would probably have them every day of the week, they love them so! A few years ago, I was introduced to the Danish treat of Aebleskiver, (also written as Ebleskiver) a round puffed-pancake. [...]
I have been dying to post this recipe for a while, but every time I mention it to my friends, they look at me in disbelief. They are too polite to say anything nasty, but I think they cannot believe this combination. Honestly, it works! Aunt Janet turned me onto this breakfast, after vacationing together [...]
With an over abundance of squash from our Two Small Farms CSA, I was looking for new recipes to try for last week’s menu plan. The recipe for Gingered Butternut Squash and Wild Rice in Lorna Sass’s book Whole Grain Everyday Every Way caught my eye. Ginger Squash with Wild Rice Even though the recipe [...]
Roasting your own pumpkin for pie this Thanksgiving is not a difficult process. And you will be amazed at the difference in taste. DSC_0882 This week, in preparation for my pie baking marathon Thanksgiving week, I roasted up a Musquee de Provence pumpkin. This variety of pumpkin is huge – the small ones are over [...]
Hersheys Chocolate PB Cookies Be sure to enter the Cuisipro and Vacu Vin Giveaway. A flour sifter would be a great kitchen gadget for this recipe! I am sure you have seen this recipe, it has been in all my cooking magazines over the last 2 months. Today, we finally got around to making them [...]
And we have a winner! Heather C Thank you to everyone who participated, and be sure to check back soon for more kitchen gadget review and giveaways. In my post last week about my favorite Thanksgiving gadgets, I realized that I own quite a few Cuisipro and VacuVan kitchen tools. So, I contacted the public [...]
Warren Pear Last weekend, I posted about the pear-almond upside down cake, which was a great recipe and well received. But I did not tell you the whole story. We have been subscribing to Frog Hollow Farms CSA since the beginning of September. Each week, we receive a bountiful box of fresh, perfectly ripe organic [...]
Foodzie Gift Over the last couple of years, since I started participating in the Eat Local Challenge, I have developed an interest in finding food close to home. We subscribe to a vegetable CSA through Two Small Farms, as well as a fruit CSA through Frog Hollow Farms. This weekend at the FoodBuzz Conference, I [...]
8 a.m. at the Ferry Building Farmer’s Market on a Saturday is a dream come true. I woke up in my hotel at 6:15 a.m., I was so excited. First stop was the Blue Bottle Coffee Company, for a decaf drip. Then onto Primavera for a Mexican-inspired breakfast. Thus fortified, I could now shop! Blue [...]
Wanted to be a little lower for a different angle, but loads of construction going on. (Taken with instagram)
