Tomatilla!

Looking back I’ve been whining a lot lately. That’s probably because I’m gettting over the flu and since it is such a rare event that I get the flu, I tend to overreact and whinge and inflict myself on others a lot.

So – my apologies.

I am very excited about the Paper Chef. So [...]

Announcing the “Paper Chef” event.

You have undoubtedly heard of diamond anniversaries and golden anniversaries. There are in fact a whole series of these names to mark special occasions. The diamond and golden anniversaries are to commemorate long-lasting occasions of great duration and near-permanence. But there are names for less prestigious anniversaries, too. The most pathetic [...]

There are probably a few things that appear at over 70% of all American Thanksgiving meals, but they are very few. One, of course, is the centerpiece, the product of inbreeding and factory farming and timed procreation, the turkey. The other two are some form of potatoes and some form of pie. Everything else (even [...]

…no – no gothic adventures. Just overwhelming dreariness.

I am not going to do an entry for IMBB this time even though I have lots of good cookie recipes. I just don’t have time (or the energy). I am struggling on with the book, but that clearly is going to be delayed and there just [...]

It has been a big, big week. Almost too big. Amelia was the lead in the school play – ‘Little Women’ – and was fantastic. I actually got tired of other parents coming up to me and complimenting her performance. The show was also a big relief – I realized that I had been dreading [...]

The next IMBB has been announced! Alberto of Il Forno is the ringmaster of these events and has picked the Domestic Goddess to be up next and her topic is cookies.

Cookies are one of the most fun things to cook because they are basically straightforward and almost everyonbe loves them (although in moderation!)

I have [...]

Now that the election is over and I am feeling depressed I will seek solace in the way I usually do – with food.

Lately I have been eating a LOT of baked butternut squash, sweet potatoes, yams and beets because it is that time of year again. You can do the same things with [...]