Month: January 2012
Flour Tortillas
I cleaned a whole bunch of bags of chicken and turkey carcasses, beef bones, pork bones, and assorted meat trimmings out of the freezer earlier this week. We need to make room in there, at least, we hope we do. We may or may not have a really good reason to need space. So, in case all goes as planned (I’ll tell you after – don’t want to jinx it), we’ve been eating from the freezer as much as we can.
Rhode Island Red Hot Sauce
Some time back in December, through a rather serendipitous chain of events which I will explain in a later post, I received three carefully wrapped bottles in the mail.
Hanging On
Some days I feel like I’m drowning. And as someone who nearly drowned once upon a time, I know what that feels like firsthand. The not being able to breathe, the fear, the panic…and the fighting against all of that, through it all, to get back to the surface and gulp air deeply and gratefully…it’s… Continue reading Hanging On
The Recipe Page
It's back. Changed, condensed, and without images, because they just took up too much space and were forever moving to spots I didn't want them in. I've spent a bunch of time organizing these links to recipes and processes, and I'm still not completely sure I'm happy with the flow of the whole… Continue reading The Recipe Page
Field Trip!
We took a little road trip today to Wetherfield, CT to visit Comstock, Ferre & Co. to buy heirloom seeds for this year’s gardens.
We’ve wanted to go for a while now, and I’m so glad we went!
Winter Has Arrived!
We got a couple of inches of light, powdery snow overnight. So pretty….
The Real and the Make Believe
Get comfortable, I’ve got a lot to say today….
My Versions of Stuffies and Clams Casino
I say “my versions” because, well, that’s what they are. Slightly different from the traditional, and heartily approved by my three main critics.
Four Cooks, One Fondue Pot
Ever had oil fondue? If you haven’t, you really should.
And last night – for the first time in this home – we did. What a fun meal we had!