Saturday, June 29, 2013

My new pickled OBSESSION!

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I discovered the pungent joy of spring's garlic scapes quite a few years ago, but up until now, all I've ever done with them is ad...
Saturday, June 22, 2013

Sugar Snap Solstice Salad

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Today was the second annual Summer SolstiCelebration at my friend Joanna's homestead, Woven Meadows Farms in Saranac, NY. Despite the f...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

One sunny day!

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PRAISE BE! It stopped raining for one glorious day! I got dinner going in the crock pot, went off to teach my afternoon class, stopped at a...
Sunday, June 16, 2013

A semblance of summer...

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I have decided that I am just going to pretend it's summer, even if it rarely looks like it outside! So I am going make simple suppers, ...
Sunday, June 09, 2013

If you're gonna eat that much butter, you'll have to rope a lot of cows!

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Now y'all know that I love me some Pioneer Woman, but I was watching a recent episode, where she used almost a pound a butter, a brick o...
Saturday, June 08, 2013

You say homemade CLIF Bars; I say fancy Rice Krispie treats.

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One of my friends from college, Heather, has a special interest Facebook page called Healthy Cooking on a Budget. Recently, she asked people...
Friday, June 07, 2013

What if macaroni and cheese...was a SOUP? Oh yeah.

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The eternally soggy spring shows no signs of drying up anytime soon. In fact, when Cyd got home today, she set about making a fire in the w...
Thursday, June 06, 2013

Pan-Asian Persuasion

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Tonight's dinner was the result of my asking myself, "Why can't I combine that Lap Gai (spicy chicken) salad that I love so muc...
Tuesday, June 04, 2013

A brief glimpse of summer...

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Cyd installed the air conditioners this past weekend because the heat was doing us in. Then last night, I froze to death with the windows op...
Friday, May 31, 2013

Taco Tuesday...on Friday

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There has been a taco recipe floating around Pinterest and Facebook recently that looked quite appealing. The main thing that I don't ...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Post-Operative Pub Fare

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The carpal tunnel release surgery went so swimmingly on my right hand back in January, that I was eager to go ahead and do the left one, too...
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Because society frowns on margaritas for breakfast...

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I just love the Margaritaville Frozen Concoction Maker that I bought half price at the end of the last summer season. But until today, I...
Sunday, May 26, 2013

Hibernating for the rest of the Memorial Weekend....

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2012-2013 was a very difficult academic year with much inner political upheaval, shall we say, at our institution. As usual, I taught full-t...
Saturday, May 25, 2013

Memorable/Memorial Visit to Montreal

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We had a delightful day in Montreal yesterday, despite the yucky weather. We started by checking out the Quartier Dix30, this huge shopping ...
Monday, May 20, 2013

Best Yet Spaghetti!

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This is kind of a lame thing to post about, and I don't even have a picture, because I just made...spaghetti. But it may have been the b...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Teamwork Yields a Succulent, Savory Midweek Meal

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It's getting to be end-of-the-semester/end-of-the-year crunch time at school, and I don't want to fall into the bad habit of just pi...
Monday, April 29, 2013

Bitchin' Brownies!

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I am a recent convert to Bitchin' Kitchen on the Cooking Channel. Nadia G is HI-larious, and her recipes always look amazing! Yesterday...
Sunday, April 21, 2013

Like it or not, it's still soup season.

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It snowed yesterday...on April 20th. *sigh* Since winter refuses to give up its icy grip on spring completely, I am forced to continue to pr...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Never too much bacon...

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Here's one that has been tearing up Pinterest and Facebook lately (sorry, but I have no idea of the original source to give proper cre...