And giv’st to forms and images a breathAnd everlasting motion! not in vain,By day or star-light, thus from my first dawnOf childhood didst thou intertwine for meThe passions that build up our human soul;Not with the mean and vulgar works of Man; Radish Butter Combine 1 softened stick of butter with 6 finely chopped radishes,…
Archives for April 2011
best of the butter lambs
I never quite know what to do with Easter. Usually we get invited to some egg hunt or other and we eat some chocolate, but yesterday we woke up, and the girls said, “Isn’t it Easter?” and we said, “Yes! Let’s eat eggs!”And so we did. It was not our finest holiday moment.Last year, we…
challah, or, on kids cooking (again)
The other day, the activity was challah. They found the recipe themselves, appropriately from the big book on the shelf called “Baking.” And all afternoon, they kneaded and stirred. And then they braided and baked.
what i do
With a sign this beautiful, anything is possible. Ask Harkins, what do you do?Harkins is a florist. I had a conversation with our friend John the other night. He’s a therapist, and was down from Vermont to visit for a night. We were talking about the challenge and deep worth of finding the words to…
dandelion greens with dill and a crispy egg
Bitter does not seem to be much of an American flavor. I think that we go for the sweet vegetables around here: carrots, gentle lettuces, candy-like beets, cucumbers. The bitter greens like radicchio, endive, broccoli raab, and dandelion are only for those who love the extremity of the flavor, for those of us who…