POD – Something on a Stick Day

Today was Something on a Stick Day.The family reminded me …. repeatedly. So I made them cookies on a stick. It worked. They were happy. The end.

POD – Soup Weather

Tonight, I came home and made soup. It was brisk, autumn weather – and just screamed soup. This is the starts of the lentil soup. 1 onion, 3 carrots, 3 stalks of lettuce, 3 cloves of garlic, 3 fresh tomatoes chopped, fresh basil, fresh oregano, about 6 cups of water, 3 cups of dried lentils,…

POD – Cooking Day

This was some of what went into my vegetarian chili today. A couple small onions, a poblano pepper, and several other bell peppers.  G cut up an unknown number of garlic cloves. And we tossed in a variety of different kinds of beans – with chopped tomatoes.  It cooked all day.  The girls and G…

Jamie Oliver & Spreading Good Ideas

I must confess – I have a thing for Jamie Oliver. I always have. Maybe it was when I first heard of his first show on Food Network “The Naked Chef” that captured my interest. Or maybe it is the fact that I seem to be attracted to men whose brains seem to be in…

Day 355 – Marshmallows

The girls and I made marshmallows today. I’ve wanted to make them for a while, so figured it would be a fun rainy day activity for them.  I saw this recipe, and decided I had to make them. I mean, an engineer re-wrote it to make it more fool proof.  What could go wrong? Right?…

ASM’s Annual Holiday Treat Exchange – Emmy’s Recipe

See the lovely Ms Another Suburban Mom for the whole list of people participating in the exchange. This year, I will be sharing my Grandma’s Famous Sugar Cookie Recipe.  We made thousands of these during the holiday season in our house.  I remember standing in my grandma’s kitchen with her making them and decorating them. …

ASM’s Annual Holiday Treat Exchange – Garbanzo’s Recipe

These are from the master of chocolate, Marcel Desaulniers.  They are the perfect dessert for any gathering or function.  These were served at Julia Child’s 80th birthday.  I once took them as a dessert for a friend’s wedding.  The key is to keep everything cold until just before serving. Lucy’s Chocolate Diamonds 1/2 lb Unsalted…

Day 344 – Ice, Ice, Baby

We haven’t really seen any temps above freezing this week. For those at the bottom of the hils, it means lots of ice.  And Portland is in a Winter Storm Warning – expecting snow, sleet, and freezing rain until about 6pm Saturday night.  I reminded Garbanzo that last year, it was this weekend when Portland…

Day 307 – Fall Vegetables

I really need to contact our organics veggie delivery place because, well, we have hit the kale season.  To both of Garbanzo and I, kale is not food – it is decoration. We won’t eat it. It will get fed to the chickens, except they don’t like it either. But, we do enjoy the apples,…

Day 306 – Fondue

I’m not a huge fan of cheese.  I will eat it, but I will not eat my body weight in it.  In fact, you will rarely see me just eating a piece of cheese.  Just not how I am. Indigo decided the other day that she wanted to go to The Melting Pot for her…