When I was a wee little girl, my dad used to bring home jellyrolls and share them with me. Cellophane wrapped sponge cake with raspberry jelly peeking out. I believe that they were from Kern’s bakery. I don’t know if Kern’s has closed up or isn’t as readily available around here or if they just […]
Several years ago, pop and I went through a summer of canning. We made a lot of jams that year: strawberry, blackberry, peach, apple butter. We also experimented with canning fruits (only the cherries didn’t turn out so well) and making our own mincemeat. It’s just the two of us and we really don’t eat […]
The other night when I ate the gazpacho straight from the fridge, it made me cold. Tonight, I popped it in the microwave just long enough to knock off the chill. Plus, I dropped a dollop of ricotta in the middle of it, adding a bit of dairy goodness and cutting the acid a bit. […]
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it here or not, but I hate tomatoes. Ok, so maybe “hate” is a bit too strong of a word these days. I am slowly acclimating myself to a tolerance of them, most especially if disguised. I love salsa after all. Although Pop’s tomato plants have some sort of […]
A couple of weeks ago, the birthday girl made us dinner. She served Shrimp and Grits, which was quite tasty, but made the boyfriend say “gack” because he refuses to let a grit get near him. Hates them with the fire of a hundred burning suns or some such very large amount. I decided that […]
We never eat at the kitchen table. Dad and I tend to take our meals in front of the TV. Or sometimes just one of us will eat at the table while the other watches TV. I’m thinking that we may have eaten dinner at the table together once this year. Last night, Sparks came […]
I will admit to living my life in a quite ostrichlike fashion most of the time. I’m completely out of touch with world events, politics, and most trends. So, I have to ask this: What exactly is a “trans fat” and why should I care? Is it the new “carb”, to be shunned until fads […]
A lovely creation, if I do say so myself… Ever since I stumbled across this cake, I’ve known that I just had to make it. Add to that the fact that we’ve had a basket of hazelnuts sitting on the table for ages. Sadly, they taste a little old, and this bothers me, but I’m […]
This morning my back hurt and I stayed home. Luckily, some aleve kicked that pain’s ass by late this afternoon. I had some cinnamon rolls to bake and they couldn’t wait, they were put together last night. Soooooooooooo, tasty. They’re a bit of a pain since they have to be put together the day before […]
In the past, I have always turned my nose up at fish. Except for the wiley stick fish, very rare in the wild. Yup, I’m an uncultured cretin when it comes to fish. Sometime in the last year or so, I’ve been trying to change that. I was always afraid to cook fish before, but […]