It’s President’s Day on Monday and you know what that means, right? Hoecakes! No? According to the Mount Vernon website, hoecakes were George Washington’s standard breakfast. I figured this meant I should experiment with hoecakes for President’s Day. The site also shares a recipe. Unfortunately it is sized for a huge crowd and sounds...
Read more →After sipping my homemade limoncello last week, I decided I hadn’t had enough of this season’s Meyer lemons. I ordered another half dozen from Green B.E.A.N. delivery. When I opened my box I found not six but eighteen petite yellow lemons. I immediately contacted customer service and offered to return them. The quick response:...
Read more →Is your Thanksgiving menu finalized? My mother is hosting dinner this year so Alex and I are responsible for very little. We’re bringing a charcuterie platter for the appetizer, brussels sprouts (probably pan roasted with homemade bacon) and Alex’s dressing. If your menu isn’t full of family traditions, here are five suggestions for seasonal...
Read more →When I wanted to make Irish Soda Bread but had no recipe, I knew just where to turn: my Irish friend Sarah. She is a dedicated volunteer for the Daughter’s of Erin, honored as their member of the year for 2011! Sarah shared her favorite version, Grandma Irwin’s Soda Bread. I baked it up...
Read more →I mentioned making beer cheese dip for a Superbowl party a few weeks ago and Kellie asked for the recipe. Ask and ye shall receive, readers! albeit on a delayed schedule… Alex made this dip from scratch. It follows the typical fondue method: dust grated cheese with flour and mustard, warm a liquid with...
Read more →If you are like us and find yourself with an abundance of snow and ennui, try making snow cream. We made it today and here’s what Lil has to say: “Snow cream has two ingredients. First you have to get really fresh fresh snow and get some maple syrup or milk or chocolate syrup...
Read more →I was recently approached to contribute some recipes to an ipad application (details to come). When I started to look through my archives, I realized there were so many simple delicious dishes I make on a regular basis that are not on this blog. I am going to begin to remedy that today, with...
Read more →My aunt Deb picked and delivered a large box of pears from her farm. We ate some fresh, but soon the pears begged to be preserved before they rotted. My thoughts turned to pear sauce and pear butter, but I have a large store of applesauce already in the pantry and I’m not sure...
Read more →Don’t throw away (or compost) the innards of your pie or jack-o-lantern pumpkins! Amongst the tricky pith are treats, delicious seeds! By the way, a serrated grapefruit spoon is my favorite tool for scooping pumpkin flesh. Soak the pumpkin innards in water for a bit and then separate seeds from stringy pulp by hand. ...
Read more →It has been hot here in Ohio. And humid. A friend described the recent weather as “walking around inside someone’s mouth.” Indeed. Instead of enduring the wicked weather during the afternoon heat, I searched for indoor activities to occupy Lil’s boundless energy in the relative cool of the air conditioning. A few days ago,...
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