every bite tells a story, every dish is delish
Posted in In the Kitchen, Inside, New Old House on Mar 5th, 2008
***SHEESH, already a WINNER! Natalie & Robin co-score something sweet. Can you guess it anyway?***
What are we doing?
Are we practicing our home welding skills?
Installing a foghorn?
Building a coffee-making, dog-walking, floor-dusting robot?
First one to name it wins a sweet prize. And when I say sweet…
I mean sweet!
Posted in In the Kitchen, My So-Called Life on Feb 25th, 2008
So, we went away.
And it was lovely, and now, sadly, we are back. Back to the cold last night, in time for the Oscars.
I enjoy a good trip. But what I really enjoy, what I really excel at, is the “pre-trip.” I make lists. Pre-trip lists. Lists with categories like “to get at Walgreen’s,” and [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, Let's Cook, Let's Get Away, recipes on Feb 17th, 2008
It’s a snow day here. A wet and cold snow day.
It was also chilly - but autumn - a few years back when we pulled up to Polly’s Pancake Parlor in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire. But in that rambling old breakfast palace, it was cold - and then warm - in the best possible [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, Let's Shop, Vintage on Feb 15th, 2008
Now there’s a sexy name for a post, eh? Flour Sack Friday.
What’s next? Sad Sack Saturday?
The above bag is not vintage - it’s full of flour and I bought it just a few days ago at Dillon’s.
I don’t know if I adore Hudson Cream flour more for their happiness-inducing cow illustration or its magical, feather-light [...]
Posted in Holiday, In the Kitchen, Let's Bake, Let's Cook, Let's Eat on Feb 14th, 2008
What is love?
It is bittersweet.
It should not have more than a few ingredients.
It should pour down like sugar.
Sometimes, it needs stirring.
Love comes in all shapes and sizes.
And if you are afraid of losing yourself…
…you’ll find you can be apart, and still together.
Love does not need a lot of fancy trimmings.
Still, trimmings are nice.
Love means loving [...]
