• Archive for November, 2009

    Pictures from Thanksgiving

    by  • November 27, 2009 • Family, Meat, Recipes & Meals • 1 Comment

    I didn’t cook anything on Turkey Day, so I had the whole afternoon to take pictures.  Several series were taken for upcoming posts on cooking duck the Julia Child way and enjoying poultry tail aka pope’s nose. Here are the highlights of turkey day from behind my camera: That’s it for now as  I...

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    First Blogiversary!

    by  • November 26, 2009 • Events, Fun or Funny • 5 Comments

    One year ago I started Hounds in the Kitchen.  The intervening year has included: ~ 155 blog posts ~ 7 Kids Cook classes ~ hundreds of pounds of produce from the garden ~ 30 subscribers ~ 265 comments ~ 2 speaking engagements ~ 1 renovated kitchen (almost…) ~ $6 earned in advertising ~ $30...

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    Touch the Turkey!

    by  • November 25, 2009 • Family, Parent, Recipes & Meals • 2 Comments

    Today and tomorrow many parents have a great teaching moment waiting to happen when they cook a turkey.  Involve the kids and you can lead them to explore: Habitat ~ find out where wild turkeys live Farming ~ discuss life on historic and modern farms for the farmers and the turkeys Anatomy ~ ask...

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    Cranberry Bread

    by  • November 23, 2009 • Family, Recipes, Recipes & Meals • 8 Comments

    Alex’s relatives are from New England, Massachusetts specifically.  Lillian is named for his great grandmother who made annual trips to Cape Cod.  There’s a connection with the ocean there that is unlike other places I know.  We visit the Cape area as often as we can. The Baillieul clan loves Massachusetts cranberries and I...

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    Hawise Sees the Light

    by  • November 22, 2009 • Family, Fun or Funny • 1 Comment

    Ah, winter sunlight.  It streams sideways through the windows and illuminates every fingerprint and bit of dust on furniture tops.  It bathes our indoor herb garden with warmth. One beam was soaked up by Hawise the little hound and I could not help but take her portrait.

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