I’m in Denver where it’s about 10°. Back home in Madison it’s -10°. And in Minneapolis it was also about -10° this afternoon and they’re marching in the streets. We’re here visiting the grandkids. Here’s Callan, the newest one. Jasper at about the same age when I first started doing granny daycare at his house. … [Read more…]
I tried to give myself a nice long cookie season by scheduling the party on the late side, December 20th. But somehow life intervened and I still ended up with not enough time. I feel like I missed out on a bunch of stuff by staying home and baking. But that’s nothing new. Right now, … [Read more…]
The 2025 jam stars in their first ever video. So far I’ve made the jam stars and the lebkuchen. And I tried out a new recipe for the cranberry pistachio slice & bakes. I think I’ll go with it. About 10 days ago, I made a pumpkin pie with a crumb crust using some chocolate … [Read more…]
I had all the best intention to write sooner this time, but the best of intentions in Scottish, Robert Burns I think, “gang aft agley”. So now I think I have to try to remember my thoughts since November 5th. Good memory exercise. And oh, oops, even before November 5, all the way back to … [Read more…]
I’m still having this problem where I forget to photograph food. I think it’s partially because I feel like the pictures of, for example, a pan of scones from 2025 looks almost the same as the one from 2020. And also because it’s the time of year where it’s too dark to get a good … [Read more…]
For pumpkin butter and all manner of things. Optimism is not really in my nature, but I’m trying. This morning Thursday morning I made a batch of pumpkin butter, which I hadn’t done in a year or two because the last batch turned into a tasty but non-spreadable lump, that I think was due to … [Read more…]
Since we’ve been back from TIFF, about two weeks now, we’ve entered into this seemingly endless string of hot sunny days with thankfully cool nights. It’s bright and blue skies and down to the 50s at night, but up to the 80s in the daytime, case in point the current temp is 81°, although that … [Read more…]
Last weekend was an all-play and no work weekend, so relaxed, in fact, that I’m just finally finishing writing about it now, Wednesday, Friday, the start of the next weekend, and it’s Memorial Day, too. Friday was gallery night in Madison, artists & galleries all over the city opening their studios and spaces to the … [Read more…]
Two thoughts on aging: 1) My friend Susan started one conversation a few weeks ago by saying she thought she was ready for the old people’s home, because she had left a Le Creuset (enamel on cast iron) pot of tomatoes slow cooking for such a long time that the tomatoes permanently attached to the … [Read more…]
and more. If the last post was What a Week for Wisconsin, then this one is what a week – or more like week and a half – or me. I’m always tempted to quit writing, because by now who cares and isn’t it all the same and a thousand other reasons (well a few … [Read more…]