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...]
On Being My Own Worst Enemy, the Power of Dr. Seuss and Roasted Beet, Gorgonzola and Hazelnut Salad with Blood Orange Vinaigrette
before I really can't explain how or why the most odd of ideas coalesce in my brain, but they do…….. Ok, even I am bored with the scone idea already. And, while I would like to bake 365 days of unique and tasty scones, I think the boredom might just dampen my enthusiasm for them. And so, I will temper my two-day old challenge and try to come up with an idea that is a little more "toothsome", shall we say. Should I have my own little … [Read more...]
These Are the Times That Try Men’s Souls – Icicle Days and Dinners – Butternut Squash and Fennel Gratin
image courtesy patriotweek.org Ok, so we have officially passed the half-way point of Winter. That was yesterday - and I was not very nice in my comments about Phil and his prognostication……... As I walked the dog today and tried fiercely to not slip on the ice and kill myself, the words of Thomas Paine from December 23, 1776 came to mind, "These are the times that try men's souls." he penned. I chuckled to myself……… (that's the Vitamin … [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...]
Ingenuity Shining: Addendum to Lemon Go-Lightly – A Winter Cauliflower Salad
photo courtesy Domenica Marchetti I am constantly amazed at the degree of human ingenuity evidenced throughout history in designing detours for one and all from the dregs of Winter-weather weeks. In addition to eating and drinking yourself silly (as I am prone to doing-jk), there is getting on airplanes and flying to more pleasant climes, there's Carnevale, Valentine's Day, the Australian Open, Mardi Gras, and of course, today's Super … [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...]
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