The girls (and by girls, I mean chickens) are 5 weeks old this week and a complete barrel of laughs. We have been converting the playhouse to their coop and building a run alongside, and last night, while we were out there attaching galvanized wire to the run, the girls were inside the coop, vying [...]
Basil As it turns out, with the kids off at sleepaway camp, and a couple dinners out, I am thinking that I don’t actually need a menu plan this week. Our box from Two Small Farms has a couple things that I will need to eat this week (Little Gem Lettuce, Strawberries, Cherry Tomatoes) but [...]
Homemade pickles Last weekend, I was honored to host a baby shower for a good friend, Dena. It was over 90F outside, but we managed to have a lovely lunch in the garden. The actual party was not a problem, but I found myself very worried about the games. Fortunately, Dena absolved me of this [...]
I write a lot about how my Mom taught me to cook, how I spent hours with her in the kitchen learning the fine art of the casserole, how she fostered my life long love of cooking. However, it seems as though my Dad is the one who has influenced my kitchen gadget fascination! In [...]
Chives Last week’s Orzo with Grilled Shrimp and Summer Vegetables worked really well, just not on Wednesday as I had planned. Wednesday, I had a leftover farro salad from a baby shower (post to follow), and we brought that to the pool along with a cherry cobbler. Not sure why I did not pull off [...]
Our first week of summer vacation and so much to do! Camps and swim team and poolside BBQs. I feel like I am already behind, and summer is supposed to be relaxing. Ack. Avocado Our box from Two Small Farms this week had a nice large bag of Bacon Avocados, my favorite. There might be [...]
A few weeks ago, a group of friends got together for a cooking party at Cuisine Style in Belmont. The evening was billed as an Iron Chef-style competition, although in the spirit of friendship, we did not declare any “winners”. Basically, every group that managed to get something edible on the table was in good [...]
Red leaf butter lettuce Healthy Salads Our box from Two Small Farms is loaded with lettuce, so I think this week is going to be all about salads. Hopefully the weather will cooperate, as salads are best, IMHO, when it is too hot to cook. And, as it turns out, the folks at Tossed (those [...]
After one week with the chicks, all I have to say is, oh, is there a lot of poop. Yes, we have chickens. Not sure I can explain all the reasoning behind it (some might have been peer pressure), but since I found out you could have chickens in your backyard, I was kind of [...]
Last September we planted loads of food items in our garden and some of them are getting ready for a busy summer. Here is what is currently growing and that I will eat at some point: Six photos from my garden
Strawberries Yes, I am jumping on the strawberry jam bandwagon, canning my own collection. Sean at Hedonia had an interesting looking recipe for Strawberry Jam with balsamic and black pepper. Carol at Simply Gluten Free has a nice recipe for Strawberry Jam, Granulated Sugar Free. And Nicole at Pinch My Salt has a Strawberry Freezer [...]
Ah, to be able to nap mid-day!
Meyer Lemon and Cranberry Buckle (recipe)
Family Dinner Plan: Still with the freezer
In the Kitchen with Chez Pim: Marmalade
