Our New Cold Frame
My husband has built a cold frame just out of our front door. We are hoping to extend our growing season with this.
Food
Recipe: Mediterranean Spaghetti Squash
We enjoy this as a light meal on its own, but I suppose it could be considered a side dish as well.
Book Review: Cooked
I became a fan of Michael Pollan’s over his book The Omnivore’s Dilemma which was a watershed read for me. This new book from him I enjoyed but found more spotty and laborious to get through than the former one.
Recipe: Middle Eastern Spinach Soup
This soup is easy and delicious, rendered interesting and memorable by the surprising combination of Syrian spices
Moosewood Restaurant at Last!
One of the things that has been on my bucket list for a long time has been to visit the Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, NY, since for over three decades I have made their recipes.
Recipe: Ricotta Maple Nut Protein Muffins
If you are looking for something that satisfies hunger and keeps working for you for a whole chunk of your day, these are what you are looking for.
Recipe: Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower
This hits the spot any time of year. Easy and delicious, you’ll love it!
Our Seeds Have Arrived
My husband and daughter have big plans for our garden this year. Below are the organic seed catalogues my husband recommends, and above are my future summer groceries!
Recipe: Tortilla Chip Casserole
Here is what you do with the chip bits at the bottom of the bag. This is very delicious! It will quickly become a favorite and is easy to make too
Recipe: Linda’s Irish Soda Bread
I was fortunate to have Linda’s soda bread this weekend and it was the best I’ve ever tasted –nothing like the heavy versions I have made and given up on!
Recipe: Baked Pumpkin Donuts
My husband makes these along with Apple/Spice ones in a specialty pan I bought on vacation in Maine…
Recipe: Mushroom Stroganoff
This is both good and really quick and easy. We ate it here as a solo main dish but I like it better as a side for something else.
Nigel Slater’s Tender Vegetable Tips
This book is a tome, with over 400 recipes and extensive gardening tips for growing vegetables, it has 624 pages of dense, but insightful, easy-to-read information.
Recipe: Crock-Pot Three Bean Chili with Avocado
Need to feed a crowd when you have very little time in which to do it? This is your ticket; it serves 10, is easy to make. and surprisingly delicious.
Recipe: Hot & Sweet Tofu
This vibrant sauce is the solution for the dullness of tofu. Don’t worry about there being so many red pepper flakes in this, since the honey more than compensates for them, and it isn’t too hot. We don’t eat much soy, nor fry very often, but when I saw organic sprouted tofu at Trader Joe’s, … Read more
My Birthday 2014
I had a pleasant day. It was fun to get so many good wishes on Facebook and my husband’s treat of a gougère was delicious. Our daughter gave me two books on farming and I also got a book of quotes from all sorts of great thinkers from the fountain of the Mary Baker Eddy … Read more