I didn’t really plan on hosting a bbq on the 4th of July. The lawn hasn’t been mowed, I didn’t have a much food in the fridge, bbq’s out of propane, no decorations or fun things planned. But when some friends were all excited about getting together to celebrate, we pulled it together and bbq’d [...]
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Street Food in the Park
This afternoon a friend posted a link to Facebook about the local parks department hosting a gaggle of catering trucks this afternoon by the lake, and I was up and out the door. Few things can rival my enthusiasm for the park trails on a sunny day and food. Sweet, glorious, catering truck food! There [...]
New Favorite Summer Lunch
The tuna melt, my new go-to, easy lunch. I spotted this on a blog somewhere along my travels through the internet, and knew it would be mine. My version of “Emeril’s Kicked-Up Tuna Melt” didn’t turn out quite as gorgeously golden as the recipe photo, but it was a satisfyingly crisp/soggy/ warm and savory lunch. [...]
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$600 Recipe Box
Having used the iPad for about six or seven months, I have found that the best use for it is in the kitchen. It’s a $600 priceless recipe file! I use foodblogsearch for pretty much every recipe related search, so I can just bring it up on the tablet, pick a recipe, and set it [...]
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Egg Season
Since the weather has been so nice around here, the chickens are laying again. I love being able to go across town to pick up eggs from a friend, who has chickens I know and have held and seen since they were chicks. But, the weather (and taste of fresh eggs) are getting me to [...]
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>Thankful for Thanksgiving Weekend
>Four days off in a row? I’ll take it, even if I spend half of one day in the kitchen. Our Thanksgiving dinner was pretty basic, actually, just the standard Thanksgiving fare for four. My favorites are the sides, green beans and stuffing. Maybe some mashed potatoes with obscene amounts of hot gravy. The turkey [...]
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>Gather Around the Table :: June week 5
>It’s only/already the end of June, and the beginning of July. My goodness. I’ve been a bit busier than usual, and get caught up in work until I start noticing how dark it’s getting outside. Dinner has been at 9pm more often than not this week. 9pm! Then I stay up too late, wake up [...]
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>First of the Tomato Harvest
>The first little tomato was ceremoniously eaten by Bean this morning. The second tomato was eaten shortly thereafter, plucked right from the base of the plant. We only have four tomato plants so far this year, but there are a number of green ones growing. There is room for a couple more, but I’m out [...]
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>Gather Around the Table :: June Week 4
>There are few things better than picnic lunches in the backyard. Soon enough, I’ll get to include some tomatoes and corn from the garden. For dinner, I’ve been picking things that are fairly quick to cook, or at least don’t require heating up the oven for an hour or two, and seasonal vegetables from the [...]
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>Gather Around the Table :: June Week 3
>I’m getting a bit antsy about our stores in the freezer. This has been the first month I haven’t properly rationed the CSA meat. However, we did get a special delivery of two fresh chickens this week, and four dozen eggs (from a separate set of chickens). Less than a week until the next meat [...]
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