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September 7, 2006 | 6 Comments

Classic Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Something in the air has shifted. The leaves are changing. Roadside stands are selling pumpkins and decorative corn stalks. Yellow busses are taking tiny passengers to school. Fall is here. Though my mind feels the seasonal shift seems sudden, my body fell in step easily. It gravitates toward warm sweaters in dark colors and feels […]

September 5, 2006 | 6 Comments

Shameless Attempt To Get Free Chocolate

Cybele at CandyBlog posted on this: Nestle is debuting a new line of baking chocolate called Nestle Chocolatier. If you sign up as part of their “Official Online Team,” they’ll send you a coupon for a free bag of chocolate!!! Better yet, for every 25 people who click on this link, they’ll send me another […]

September 1, 2006 | 4 Comments

Favorite Turkey Burgers

Yum. Maybe I should make these for dinner tonight… On Monday night, Shane brought home a new member of the family: a Perfect Flame grill. It was too late to cook dinner on it so the following night, we pledged to test it out. Shane, having lived in Germany, has acquired a taste for all […]

August 31, 2006 | 4 Comments

BlogDay 2006

http://www.blogday.org/buttons/New_150x150.swf?contry=USA Today is BlogDay, which is all about bloggers finding new blogs and sharing them with their readers (presumably, other bloggers). The site’s been crashing, so if you’d like to participate, here’s a Google cache of the instructions. Without further ado: 1) Language Log Language Log — well-known but new to me — is all […]

August 30, 2006 | 6 Comments

Nectarine Coffee Cake

I have a problem with this recipe. It’s a shame too, because there are so many great things going for it. The flavor is great. There’s a lovely tang from the lemon juice and zest, providing a nice contrast to the cinnamon sugar-dusted, in-season nectarines. It’s dead easy to whip up and the recipe seems […]

August 29, 2006 | 5 Comments

Summer Corn Chowder With Bacon

It’s the end of August, and corn is cheap (well, not according to Michael Pollan). I picked up 10 ears for $2; enough to use and alter for this recipe. Shane and the kids -– especially the kids –- really enjoyed it. Sweet and creamy with a subtle cayenne kick, it really is the summer […]

August 25, 2006 | 5 Comments

Orange Beef Stir-Fry

[Note: if you’re just interested in the recipe, skip down a several paragraphs. This one’s got quite the preamble.] Here’s a dirty little secret: I’m obsessed with P.F. Chang’s Orange Peel Shrimp. Love, love, looove it. I love it so much that I can almost forget that: The only P.F. Chang’s around is attached to […]

August 24, 2006 | 0 Comments

The Political and The Culinary

I wrote a post for Fruits of our Labour inspired by Stewart Lee Allen’s book, In the Devil’s Garden: Sinful History of Forbidden Food. The post references Allen’s examination of cuisine to control a populace, but his book isn’t just limited to politics; it examines the role of food in culture throughout history. It’s a […]

August 23, 2006 | 14 Comments

A Semi-Homemade Tribute

Yes, the presentation is lacking. But at that point in the move, so was my ability to care. I am not a fan of Sandra Lee (aka Snadra, Puddin’ Cups, or my personal favorite, Semi-Ho). I like her 70/30 concept, where 70-percent is store-bought and 30-percent is fresh ingredients, but her execution — eccch. (Read […]

August 21, 2006 | 7 Comments

La Festa al Fresco Submission: Shrimp with Tomato and Basil over Polenta

About a week ago, I got a note from the lovely Lis from La Mia Cucina inviting me to participate in La Festa al Fresco. Lis and the equally lovely Ivonne of Cream Puffs in Venice have created this foodie event featuring fresh summer food. Lis writes on her blog: Ivonne and I would like […]

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