On the grill. It’s dishes like this that remind me why I love beef. So tender, so flavorful — sweet and a little smoky, all anchored by the umami flavor of the steak. It’s amazing. For a perfect meal, all this needs is a little side salad (maybe a classic iceberg with a drizzle of […]
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Throw-It-Together-Almost-Seven-Layer-Dip
Written Saturday at 10:05 p.m.: I have to bring a side to a picnic tomorrow, and all out of energy (Kian’s birthday party was today and it was great, but we’re exhausted, especially me, and I’ve got the I’m-tired-bitchies — anyone looks at me crosseyed and I’m ready to rip their head off — along […]
UPDATED! From Retro, With Love: Retro Recipe Challenge No. 7 Round-Up
Let’s take trip ’round the world, retro style, shall we? Haalo from Cook (almost) Anything at Least Once offers a delicious “uber retro, Swiss-classic, fondue” perfect for any well-heeled jet-setter. The recipe hails from Graham Kerr’s classic 1973 cookbook, The Complete Galloping Gourmet Cookbook. Retro pro Emily at Appetitive Behavior visited France via Hungary (read […]
Strawberry Rhubarb Marvelous Muffins
I picked up a copy of Joan Donogh’s recipe for rhubarb muffins with a bunch of rhubarb at the Canandaigua Farmers’ Market. I’d also picked up some strawberries so, with a couple of minor changes (can you guess the biggest one?) these became strawberry rhubarb muffins. Extremely moist and flavorful, these muffins have a sweet […]
Green Garlic Pesto
Saturday was the first day of the Canandaigua Farmers’ Market season. (yay!) There was only a smattering of booths but among them was Honeyhill Farms from Livonia, NY selling pickled garlic scapes (delicious!) and fresh green garlic. Green garlic. Green garlic are the fresh shoots of the immature garlic plant (source). The woman I spoke […]
From Russia, With Exhaustion (updated)
Links to more photos below. I don’t think it would be an exaggeration to say that our trip to Russia (visiting Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Borovsk) with the HWS Russian Study Tour was the most exhausting trip of my life. We took an average of 20,000 to 30,000 steps a day, which (I’m told) translates […]
RRC # 7 Extended to June 10
The deadline for RRC 7 has been extended to Sunday, June 10 at 11:59pm EST. All the more time for to whip up that ’76 recipe for goulash that’s been lying around.
We’re Back!
…and we’re exhausted. Seriously, Russia kicked my ass. Details & pics to come!
Jumble of thoughts, plus a nudge about RRC#7
RRC#7’s deadline for submission is in two weeks (Sunday, June 3 at 11:59pm EST); I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with! We’re in NYC right now, and visited L&B’s Spumoni Gardens yesterday with my cousin Matt, his wife Catherine, and their new daughter Fiona (who is just adorable. I know everyone says […]
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