So like I said we went to Chicago overnight from Feb 1 to Groundhogs Day, and I am also seriously questioning the groundhogs’ verdict that we will have an early spring, since we’ve only had two weeks of winter so far, plus it’s still F**king February, for Pete’s sake. We’re nowhere near the vernal equinox, … [Read more…]
Somehow last week got kinda busy. Monday and Tuesday weren’t so bad, and I told you about them the last post. The rest of the week was the problem – three days in a row with all-day things, Wednesday Jasper, Thursday the state library conference, and Friday we went to Chicago for the symphony. Followed … [Read more…]
New car, practicing my puff pastry for the class I’m teaching next Sunday, and a trip to the opera. I’m afraid that this first batch won’t puff enough because I had the butter too soft. You’re supposed to grate it frozen but that sounded painful to me, plus my kitchen’s been really cold this winter … [Read more…]
Tuesday this week I taught my third cooking class at Orange Tree Imports. I think this one was the most fun yet. The theme was vegetable side dishes “easy enough for everyday, fancy enough for Thanksgiving”. We made from-scratch green bean casserole. Potato Poblano Gratin, pretty much the Gourmet recipe as is. I demoed making … [Read more…]
When I checked the weather this morning, there were thunderstorm warnings, and there’d been a good downpour and lighting and thunder in the night, too. I went for a walk, and it could of been August. It was about 64°, misty and humid – I was too hot wearing a sweatshirt with 3/4 length sleeves … [Read more…]
Well that was fun, but now I don’t feel like doing anything. On Sunday afternoon, I did a cooking demo at this new community event space, Threshold. I made focaccia with vegetable toppings, half potato-poblano and half delicata squash rings. [portfolio_slideshow pagerpos=disabled size=large] And, this was the Sunday at the end of a week of … [Read more…]
Last year, it was Deb & Rach Make Soup. This year, I was on my own, and the demo, for CSA Fairshare, was preserving summer produce, and then a few things to do with your riches from the freezer. I made a little slideshow: Garden Expo Slides. My plan was to demo blanching and skinning … [Read more…]