Fresh Blueberry and Raspberry Pie
January 31st, 2010
This post could also be titled: “How to surprise and awe your wife on a lazy Sunday evening.” Rachel and I were sitting on the couch, enjoying the fire and reading. Like she does on many occasions, she asked me to get (…read more and get the recipe)
Finger-food platter
January 24th, 2010
Every once in a while members of a running club, that I am a member of, gather for a finger-food potluck. Being a food-lover, I thoroughly enjoy these occasions. What surprises me the most is the selection of “unhealthy” foods and beer that flow at these things. These runners are (…read more and get the recipe)
Peppermint Latte
December 20th, 2009
The peppermint latte is the love of my life. On cold winter days it reminds me of being a kid and sucking on a candy cane. It reminds me of sitting next to a fire with wood stacked ceiling-high, crackling and popping and (…read more and get the recipe)
Julia Child’s Pears Poached in Red Wine
September 1st, 2009
Thanks to the recent release of Julie and Julia I was introduced to Julia Child. Surprisingly, I had never really seen any of her stuff. Now, I am a complete “foodie.” Even more so after (…read more and get the recipe)
Homemade Butter from Raw Milk
August 26th, 2009
Who needs pasteurization? Not Europeans and not me! Our neighbors and good friends (Tyler and Alicia) down the street have a farm and on their farm they have a cow. No, not Old MacDonald, but their cow recently had a calf and we are (…read more and get the recipe)
Lamb Madras Curry
August 5th, 2009
Boy, oh boy! This curry is the most amazing curry I have had yet. I have tried to make many curries in the past and none even come close to this. A friend gave me (…read more and get the recipe)
Gobi Paratha
July 17th, 2009
I sure love Indian food, and lately I have been experimenting with more and more recipes. I am pretty sure I would be in heaven if I could visit India and enjoy a home-cooked meal (or ten). I have an Indian friend at work who describes some really amazing foods that she makes and her mother makes and I think I drool every time!
Well, I am (…read more and get the recipe)
Five simple steps to a perfect S’more
July 16th, 2009
We’ve been backpacking and camping a lot lately. It is amazing how much better food can taste when you are camping, or after a long hard days worth of backpacking. I always look forward to breakfast while camping, and dinner while backpacking but my favorite meal is dessert! What else do you have while camping for dessert but S’mores!
When I was younger my family and I went (…read more and get the recipe)
Sautéed Greens
July 6th, 2009
We just got back from vacation and our garden is teeming with greens. I love greens. Last year I planted kale and collards and I became hooked! What was really amazing about them was that they lasted from early summer until the next spring, when I pulled them up. I couldn’t believe that they survived the snow. Granted it wasn’t that much snow and our climate is very mild, but still!
This year I (…read more and get the recipe)
Parathas (Flaky Flatbreads with cumin seeds)
May 3rd, 2009
A friend let us borrow the most wonderful Indian Cookbook
