I am having a funny week. Work has been really crazy, and the world is icy, and I’m doing a lot of slipping around. Let’s just say I haven’t been so grounded. And while usually my daring baker’s challenges have been a real event for me, this one was different, for several reasons which I…
Archives for January 2009
sour cream ice cream
I am having a funny week. Work has been really crazy, and the world is icy, and I’m doing a lot of slipping around. Let’s just say I haven’t been so grounded. And while usually my daring baker’s challenges have been a real event for me, this one was different, for several reasons which I…
The Beauty of the Braise
I have a little bit of an addiction to buying entire animals. When I find myself face to face with a farmer, and they’re offering me a whole lamb or half a pig when butchering time comes around in a few months, I just can’t quite contain myself. I don’t tend to do a cost…
blueberry ricotta coffee cake
I have this friend, and she and her very fabulous boyfriend (who is also now a friend) came to visit this past weekend. This friend, we’ll call her Sarah, because that is actually her name, and I have known each other for 28 of our 30 years, since our single moms joined forces in an…
Beignets
It’s cold out here, and it’s just getting colder. This week an arctic front is flying in and will apparently prevent the temperature from getting above 5 degrees for a while. And we’re trying to enjoy ourselves, we really are. We take out the snowshoes and we tromp around the woods in wonder, and then…