every bite tells a story, every dish is delish
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 [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, My So-Called Life on Feb 8th, 2008
Tomorrow morning Josie will be standing onstage at the Douglas County Spelling Bee, with a paper number around her neck and a hushed audience of parents. It will be the third trip representing her school at the bee.
We help her practice with spelling, but we don’t push it - that would be the kiss of [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, New Old House on Feb 1st, 2008
…let’s just say “au revoir.”
I don’t usually feel this dramatic about lighting. But I did watch Now, Voyager sitting in bed last night.
And our last Rejuvenation fixture went up. And that means I have no excuse - no reason to order from the wondrous and sometimes overpriced reproduction lighting house in Oregon. No longer [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, Let's Bake, New Old House on Jan 31st, 2008
I can’t believe it.
I was sure that under cabinet lighting was one of those frivolous extras in the kitchen that we were just throwing in because, well, it was a new kitchen and you could throw as many lights in as you wanted to. But no.
They make everything…brighter. Things look downright lovely underneath [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, Let's Eat, Let's Get Away, New Old House on Jan 27th, 2008
I like letting a steamy mug of tea steep on the cold marble island.
They balance each other out.
Today’s Steaming Sunday is brought to you by the Maine Diner in Wells, Maine - home to some of the finest, butteriest, tastiest lobster rolls you will ever eat. They also provided a pressed penny [...]
