This post is more for me than you. It’s hard to believe 2009 is almost over, yet we were so busy during the twelve months. In January, our kitchen was re-floored and re-insulated. By the end of the month we installed cabinets, new appliances, and cooked our first meal in the new configuration. February...
Read more →The Rose Bowl is days away. The Ohio State Buckeyes are playing the Oregon Ducks. Alex and I are both alumni and football fans. We are bringing a duck confit dish to a Rose Bowl party to poke fun at the opposing team’s mascot. One of the most common complaints about duck (or goose...
Read more →The Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association conference will be February 13 – 14, 2009 in Granville Ohio. I am presenting a workshop about urban edible gardening from 10:35 – 11:30 AM Saturday. The conference website is rich with details including online registration. Full registration is $90/130 (member/nonmember); a single day is $65/90. A...
Read more →I am reading happy Xmas posts on other blogs. All in all I had a good day, but I am feeling a bit cursed. Between celebrations number two and three we stopped home to feed the dogs, drop of gifts, and pick up new ones. We were headed to my parents and packed up...
Read more →The goose was cooked and enjoyed. Devie watched all proceedings to make sure no bit was wasted. Look for a post later this week related to the Rose Bowl about how to cook duck and goose. After snuggles and stories, Lil went to bed. Lil’s big present this year is an indoor swing. We...
Read more →Tastes and smells are a necessary component to memory. Foods bring us back to a place and time, defining everyday and holiday experiences. At Christmas time, the formal Christmas Eve dinner is that memory maker for me. The last two years we have hosted a meal for friends and family at our house, as...
Read more →The first real snow is finally on the ground here in central Ohio. It might be hard to think about summer produce but that’s just what small farmers are doing. Several farmers offering Community Support Agriculture (CSA) shares already have their 2010 signups available. At least one is offering discounts for those who register...
Read more →When we renovated the kitchen last winter, we installed a super deep single bowl stainless steel sink, the Numerar. It is a sit-on-cabinet sink which means no countertop cutout, saving counter cost and effort. This sink is so deep I can bathe the little dog in it and she can’t climb out. Alex can...
Read more →Two years ago, my aunt brought fruitcake to our holiday celebration. I can’t say I had ever tried fruitcake before, but this was delicious! Juicy, rich, alcoholic, and sweetened by real fruit not sugar or fluorescent candied stuff - what could be wrong? Last year, I made fruitcake myself. I split the batter between...
Read more →This is a continuation of the Tutorial. Part One covers materials. Construction First, dimensions of the surface to be covered are measured, and the plywood subcounter is cut to shape. Screw this into cabinet sides immediately so the kitchen can be used. We lived with construction plywood counters for just about a year, so...
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