It’s the last Summer Fest cross-blogging event, and this final week is all about tomatoes. The most joyous snack in the garden, right, the easiest slice of summer? Certainly, one can brush off a sun-warmed tomato and bite down right there, right there in the garden, like a drippy red apple. Unless you are me, [...]
Posted in bread on Feb 26th, 2009
The Simmer Till Done management and advisory board – that would be me – is on a special-projects work break, so please enjoy these posts from the past, especially if they’re new to you. Thanks for visiting – and if you have a repeat request, by all means send it along. Today’s feature, in which [...]
Posted in bread, leftover love, recipes on Nov 21st, 2008
This is the challah. This is the soup that soaked up the crusts that were cut from the challah that we built. This is French toast that used up some slices before crusts filled the soup that came from the challah that we built. This is the sandwich, all stacked up and new that made [...]
One of our frequent hometown haunts is Teller’s, which serves modern Italian in a one-of-a-kind restored bank building. Teller’s is only a few blocks from our house and provides great wine and just the right amount of lighting for date night. It also provides very nice prosciutto, figs and parmesan – good on any night. [...]
Posted in Chicagoland, kitchen on Jan 13th, 2008
I didn’t want a toaster in the house. We’ve never had one, because if there is butter, jam or cheese around, we suddenly become people who can eat a whole loaf of toast. Back in our Chicago glory days I used to bring warm baguettes home from the bakery. I’d split it open with a [...]
