A couple of weeks before the COVID-19 stuff became disruptive locally, a friend gave me some sourdough starter. I read up and bought flour (just in the nick of time) … Continue reading Shelter-in-Place Recipe: Egg-Free Sourdough Discard Chocolate Cupcakes
Tangent: There are no obvious invertebrates in today’s Visual Interest, so it’s safe to tell you about “Chicken Casserole.” I put “Chicken Casserole” in quotes because I always think of … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 37
Tangent: We’ve been living in temporary housing for nearly eight weeks, courtesy of my spouse’s relocation package. When we moved to Massachusetts in 2011, that meant living in an extended-stay … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 35
A couple of weeks ago, I acquired some rhubarb. I’d never cooked with rhubarb, and the only experience I’d had with it (aside from a vague memory of a song … Continue reading Rhubarb. Yes, Rhubarb.
This post was written as part of this week’s Weekly Writing Challenge from The Daily Post. Step One: Slice a banana into a bowl. Step Two: Stir in a spoonful of … Continue reading An Afternoon Snack in Four to Five Simple Steps
I bought the Moosewood Restaurant New Classics cookbook more than a decade ago. It was our primary cookbook for a number of years, then it slowly fell out of favor … Continue reading Vegetable Rolls
A very weird thing happened today. I was making a Vegan Maple Pecan Pie Smoothie from Healthy Blender Recipes, and I made a few modifications. I added some romaine lettuce … Continue reading Miracle Pecan Smoothie, or Making Lettuce Into Liqueur
You may recall my “50 Shades of Green” post in which I sang the praises of The Blender Girl and her incredible green smoothie recipes. Well, I’m not done yet. … Continue reading Mocktails: Not Just for Mommies-to-Be
I’ve been cautiously venturing into the world of savory smoothies the past week or so. The first several I tried were…suboptimal. So suboptimal that I found them nearly undrinkable. I … Continue reading 50 Shades of Green: Savory (and Sweet) Smoothie Roundup
It’s not quite a stew and not exactly a soup…it’s Beef Stoop! This is my very own throw-it-together recipe, named by my 2-year-old son (he came up with the name more … Continue reading Beef Stoop (A Recipe for a Sort of Soup, Sort of Stew)
While you might catch more flies with honey, it turns out you actually catch more fruit flies with vinegar. Most specifically, this is about two ounces of apple cider … Continue reading Honey or Vinegar: Putting an Old Adage to the Test
Today is our 12th wedding anniversary. I’ll wait for the applause to die down before continuing. Yesterday we drove out to Gloucester to celebrate our 12th wedding anniversary by spending … Continue reading The Apple-Crisp-and-Beach-Trip Anniversary (#12, of course)
Imperfect Happiness 