Another late August, another juicy Summer Fest finale. For last year’s Tomato Week – which, I recall, also featured sweltering heat and flagging ambition – I cranked up the oven and rolled dough spirals and generally made things as hard as possible. Did I learn my lesson? You be the judge. Better yet, let’s have [...]
Posted in breakfast & brunch, fruit desserts, recipes, summer, wordless wednesday on Jul 20th, 2010
I recently tossed this together as a brunch side to lox and bagels. Minted fruit is hardly a novel idea, but standing in the drowsy Sunday kitchen, still in pajamas and part cutting, part eating drippy fruit, I thought eh, it’s summer. The season begs for no thought and less effort, falling back on old [...]
Cleo wasn’t feeling well. Our four-year old black Lab had a problem, in that special dog way of not feeling well, the one that finds you outside at three a.m., wondering how she ate a paper towel, a pen, or six bagels and their bag. Of course dog owners know that goes with the territory, [...]
Posted in Lawrence, breakfast & brunch, chef days, recipes, scones & muffins on Sep 18th, 2009
A few years back I joined forces with a restaurant-owning friend, brought in to run the kitchen and whip the slacker staff – and lazy menu – into shape. Now, if you are a chef, baker, lottery winner or have ever held a spatula or even eyed a whisk, you should run when approached by [...]
The blogger’s lament: O technology, why must you taunt me? The blog bugs, they still plague us here at Simmer, determined to keep me from bringing you new nonsense. On the plus side, it’s inspiring a rerun you’ll love, Zucchini-Ginger Bread. As baked goods go it’s simple, addictive and, if your counter currently sports heaps [...]
