photos courtesy Pierre Hermé I'm sorry, I think I am in love with Pierre Hermé………. This is the number one week for eye candy, is it not? And, even if your love isn't rushing out to the jewelry store to indulge in a special cushion-cut treat for you, well, I say, indulge them with a very special treat anyway! I just spent a few moments perusing Pierre Hermés' Pinterest page and omg - there is no other word for it than GENIUS! I think … [Read more...]
In Still Life – with Meyer Lemons and Blood Oranges; Polar-Cap, Freeze-Dried Crabapples are for the Birds
still life in Meyer Lemons and not to play favorites, still life in Blood Oranges every once in a while it pays to have kids living in NYC to do your errands :) Thought for the day: A Recipe without a photo is like a day without sunshine. The other day I was dreaming of blowing swirls of cocoa. Today, it is pillows of meyer lemon-laced, tangerine-y-scented meringues, chiffon cakes and billowy pavlovas, twirled together with … [Read more...]
Iditarod 2015 – Right Here; the Foolhardiness of Sneering; Top 10 Things to Make in Your Warm and Toasty Kitchen Today
iditarod.com/about/: "The race pits man and animal against nature" I believe that when you are working in a most focused manner to manage the reins of the dogs and are basically skiing down a trail of ice and snow, faster than you feel is safe or comfortable, it is called the Iditarod. Well, we are at the point now that leaving the house is a challenge. Today, when I got up it was 6F. Then it went to 3F. Having walked the dog dutifully … [Read more...]
Powdery Billows and Drifts of Snowy Cocoa (sigh) – Working to Nail the Chocolate Scone – Chocolate-Cherry Scones
and, an update on using supermarket chocolate……. In my dreams, it isn't snowing frozen water, it's snowing powdery billows of gently falling cocoa. They silently flutter down and then blow in the wind into big drifts; they swirl into mounds of angel-y cocoa-brown. I can smell the warm and inimitable aromas wafting up and around me and my pillows are covered with a light cocoa-y dust as I awake………. Wait, doesn't everyone dream in chocolate? … [Read more...]
Of Boredom and Butter – Carrot, Apple and Ginger Scones with Comté Cheese
You know why I'm doing this……. And, anyway, what doesn't go wonderfully with Comté Cheese? I'm onto day 2 of my latest self-imposed challenge. How long of a string of seasonal scones can I create? It will be like making a string of those construction-paper-loop garlands for the Christmas tree we made in grammar school. Just one more loop and it'll be finished! Will this particular string last as long as my patience as I await some … [Read more...]
How Thyme Flies – Lemon Thyme Scones with Goat Cheese and Pignolis
thanks a lot Phil! (photo courtesy Washington Post) I'm straddling the line between Sweet and Savory in my kitchen today - much like I am in my mind - straddling the line between reality (Winter) and dreamland (Summer)…….. Well, after I got the bad news from our friend Puxsutawney Phil this morning, I got to thinking that I needed a challenge. I also got to thinking about how quickly time, aka Thyme, flies by in Summertime. And the … [Read more...]
Lemon Go-Lightly
a bowl of lemons yesterday at Hamilton's Grill Room, Lambertville, NJ First thought of the day? Goodbye to you January! Good Bye!!!!!!!! Need a little brightening to your day as you run around and prepare for the Super Bowl and tomorrow's next snow storm? Well, if you are "game", and you don't have some, run out to the store and buy yourself a big bag of lemons. Place them in a nice bowl on your counter and then feast your eyes. Not … [Read more...]
Dusty Springfield, James Taylor, Marion Cunningham and Dorie Greenspan all Help Me to: Orange/Pecan/Almond/Cranberry Scones
just wishing and hopin and thinkin and prayin………. my little volcanos of nuts, fruit and cinnamon sugar I'm at the point in January now where I can barely put a sentence together, keep my daily agenda intact and put one foot in front of the other to walk out the door. I probably shouldn't even be driving since half the time I can't remember where I am going. Yes, 'tis so. You may have noted there haven't been many blog posts in the … [Read more...]
Light as Air, Deep and Rich – Mom’s Brownies – Still the Best
can you see my friend who has been banging his beak into the window for about 6 months? It is amazing that he is still alive! Mom's Brownies Brownies are always a go-to idea for me on a snowy day. The precipitous fall in the barometer overnight left me with the classic banging headache all day today. This calls for my go-to cure, as well as a soul-satisfying treat - Deep Rich Chocolate! My Mom's Brownies have always held a special … [Read more...]
An Affinity for the “Crustless” – Broccoli-Swiss Breakfast Bonanza
Crust, Crusty, Crustless……. I find the words Crust, Crusty, and Crustless to be enveloping in so many ways, especially in the culinary genre. A crust and its quality is of the utmost importance in pie, bread and pizza, among other food items, such as gratins, fonds and seared meats, for example. Crusty, on one hand, can apply to people, their personality, their mood, their outlook - visions of the cranky and cantankerous abound. The snow … [Read more...]
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