I made yogurt last night, because my mom is with me this week, and I didn’t want to run out. It was done this morning, just in time for breakfast, so while I was spooning it into jars, I asked her if she wanted some for breakfast with her blueberries. I scooped some out for […]
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What do you do with plums?
Well, what do you do with plums, other than eat them? One thing, not to do, is to leave them on the counter until they go moldy, which is what happened to the first batch I got from my CSA. So, I was bound and determined not to let that happen again. I almost took […]
No Cherry Cake
I went to the farmer’s market today, to pickup the the things I didn’t get from the farm. I was also meeting a friend there, who brought me a book for cooking things from farmer’s markets. Local Flavors. She said it was one of her favorite food porn books. I thanked her, and went looking […]
When the farm gives me basil…
..I make pesto. Although, I haven’t in the past. In the past I have just tried as best I could to keep the basil fresh for salads, and failed at it. I know I am supposed to keep it in water in the fridge, but it still would go bad far too quickly. I said […]
…and not cooking
Sometimes, when it is hot, you see all these recipes in the paper about not cooking, and making something light. It’s been hot, the last few days, and I have been mostly eating nuts and berries. Granted, a whole pint or two of blueberries, but since I am the only one home at the moment, […]
What I haven’t made from scratch, yet.
I was thinking about all the things I have been making, and then thought of all I haven’t. First is tofu. As I mentioned the other day, I saw a recipe for tofu and cabbage salad. I didn’t want to go out and buy tofu, but I have never made tofu, so that is on […]
Cabbage? And what do I do with that Part II
With my finger tightly bandaged, I set about cutting up the rest of the veggies. Oh well, back to my usual method of just cutting things up, and throwing them in to cook and hoping for the best. Before I put the cabbage in, I had to cut up onions, and cook them for a […]
Cabbage? And what do I do with that? Part I
I was so excited. My box from King Arthur had come in the mail with my new mini-Cuisinart. Finally, no more messy cutting. I could just drop my veggies into there, and it would do its thing. And it came right in time, because I had picked up a half a cabbage head from my […]
Throw things in Sorbet
Last night, I thought I would be practical, and do a recipe that would use up some of the fruit was was going bad. Not bad, like fermented, but a little squishy. I found a great recipe on the King Arthur flour blog for sorbet that didn’t require an ice cream maker, so thought, that […]
Don’t cook what you don’t like
I was going to write something scathing about what I cooked yesterday, but when I went back to look at it, I see that I was being sincere, so I won’t change it. Instead I’ll state it here. I don’t like cheese. There, that being said, why in the earth did I make something with […]
