For my birthday, Tim took me to one of our favorite breakfast/brunch places in DC. We ate outside in their walled-in patio with a parachute for a ceiling, and I ordered poached eggs on grits with bacon while Tim had the huevos rancheros. I fully intended to have their wonderful home-made yogurt and granola as a dessert but was [...]
 I saw this poster in a magazine a long time back and ripped it out and put it in a little file I have of clever ideas to make use of some day. I thought it might be appropriate in every room in my house; maybe become my mantra so it would seep into my [...] I have been teaching school in this chair for at least a decade. I found it at a second hand store and loved the industrial look and feel. I think it must weigh about one hundred pounds! Recently I thought about gettting a new office chair but when I tried out new chairs they didn’t seem [...]  How many times have I heard that in my lifetime? I can’t even count them. Most recently was the other night as I was struggling to carry a rolled up full-size oriental rug down the street to my apartment. In the rain. By myself. The question came from a guy across the street who looked [...] I have been overwhelmed by dirt for over a year; I have grown bitter looking at that bleakness day after day. Andrew and Jarrett have sacrificed many, many weekends to install irrigation and work the dirt into acceptable contours for a lawn. Friday when Jarrett and I pulled into the driveway and he yelled, “Whoaa, [...]  A friend and I were sitting on our front step having a glass of sangria the other evening when a few runners started to pass by the house. Soon the trickle turned to flood but they weren’t the typical stream-line, spandex-clad crowd. Some had dread locks and beards or were running in cargo pants, and [...] The best Key Lime Pie I ever ate came from The Cake Box Bakery in Marathon, Florida. We were living south of Miami and had spent the day on Key West. One time we stopped mid-way down the Keys and camped on the beach on Long Key. By morning we had a river running through our tent [...]  I knew the character was a scruffy looking, straight haired, knobby knee-ed thing who I really identified with. I knew she had a wonderful imagination and played the sort of games I liked to play. My favorite childhood book is all spotty in my mind. I remember my mom’s voice telling the story as I stared at the [...]  The recipe called for Emmental and Gruyere but we used Jarlsberg instead of Emmental. We decided to have a back porch fondue party this past Saturday and let me encourage you to have one this summer. It was really a lot of fun. I think it is more typically a winter thing to, but when the [...] Aileen and Jason are engaged to be married this fall! Man oh man, that is a lot of planning in a very short time so we got started this past weekend. Aileen is the most laid back wedding planner ever! Compared to planning Meghan’s wedding, it is amazing what is available through the internet. It has saved [...]
Every Friday is our pizza night and I usually make it. Over the course of nine years I have pretty well perfected the technique and since I always keep the ingredients on hand it makes for a pretty easy dinner. The one thing that makes the pizza even better is to eat it with a [...] I’m a little behind the curve with this menu but I wasn’t going to get the prize anyway, so here it is: my super-easy, fast, doesn’t-heat-up-the-house-too-much-in-summer recipe. Gourmet Mashed Potatoes 6 potatoes 1 large sweet onion 1 stick butter 1 cup milk 1/2 package cream cheese salt to taste Get a large pot of water boiling. I leave the skins on my potatoes [...] Lindsey! Lindsey will receive the Vanilla Bean Salt for her future cooking endeavors. Congratulations! Thank you to everyone who shared their best fast recipes.
Beautiful fungi Aileen brought Jarrett Taite and Matthias down for the long weekend and I kind of wondered if we would be able to find enough to do now that we don’t have the sights of Seattle to entertain us. But between a bon fire, squirrel shooting, late night games, Saturday farmer’s [...] Since two of my daughters are traveling home from a family wedding, one is visiting with her mother-in-law, and one is flying high with a ring newly placed on her finger(!) I thought I’d interrupt our recipes for a bit because they won’t know. I have been so totally bowled over by the sermons of Timothy [...] This delicious recipe comes from Cooking Light and I tried it the other night with great success! I could not find any fish except tilapia, and it worked just fine. Add some coronas and lime and voila! A perfect summer feast. Fish Tacos with Lime-Cilantro Crema Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 tacos) Ingredients CREMA: You can't go wrong with Lindsey's suggestions for simple sides for last minute entertaining. Who doesn't love this combo? Another complete menu from one of our fabulous cooking friends! Here’s what she has to say about creating a meal for last minute guests: “This is not so much of a recipe as it is a menu. [...] Comfort food kicked up a notch with lots of flavor! This is a family favorite of Sarah Rose, who says it’s a go to meal for her sister-in-law and mother too. It reminds me very much of the soup our Granny would make every time we came to visit. It would be waiting on the stove [...] Thai– without the "take out"– but just as flavorful as your favorite restaraunt's version. This mouthwatering dish comes from Meghan’s sister-in-law who whips up delish dishes with incredible deals she finds on imported foods and delicacies around the Seattle area. This meal, however, is made with ingredients that can be found in most grocery stores. Recipe: Thai Coconut [...] |
   |
|
|
|