every bite tells a story, every dish is delish
Posted in Let's Cook on Aug 2nd, 2008
Are your friends playing ding-dong-cucumber? As in, ring the bell, dump the cukes and run? Do your pals sheepishly hand you armfuls, whispering “make pickles. Please?” I’ll just bet the big greens are rolling off the counter, filling your backseat, and hogging the fridge.
I don’t even try growing cucumbers. My vegetable [...]
Posted in Let's Cook, Uncategorized, recipes on Jul 30th, 2008
We had pot roast for dinner the other night - you heard me, pot roast.
In the oven. I know, I know - it’s wacky. I hate summer heat, but don’t mind summer cooking. There’s all this anti-kitchen talk about no-cook meals and slipcovering your oven come July, but I don’t think twice about baking [...]
Posted in Let's Cook, My So-Called Life, recipes on Jul 26th, 2008
July is an upside-down month - as in, steaming outside, freezing inside. It’s too hot to cook, but I’m starving. I couldn’t eat another bite, but…a little something cold for dessert?
Oh, summer desserts. With a damp ponytail and flip-flops, you’d think I’d keep it simple, but no. That scoop of specked vanilla? [...]
Posted in Lawrence, Let's Bake on Feb 27th, 2008
Please come back, summer.
I didn’t really mean all those things I said about winter. It’s not prettier than you. You look really good in white, and white is just making winter look fat.
Honestly.
You’re definitely the prettiest, summer! You’re not all bleak and old and miserably dried up, like that winter. So…do you think you might [...]
