Some people just seem to ooze creativity, and my online friend Joanne Seiff is one of them. Besides being an accomplished cook, she’s also a writer, blogger, knitter, spinner, knitwear designer and cook, and now she can add “author” to her titles. In her new book, Fiber Gathering, she blends her many talents. She writes […]
Entries Tagged as 'Food preparation'
Soup and biscuits make for fine Sunday afternoon
March 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Food preparation
Kierstin followed her brother by a week and appeared on a cool afternoon to make soup and biscuits. She seems to enjoy the process more than her brother, maybe because she’s older. I was in a bit of a dither when she arrived, since moving my office furniture got delayed until cooking day due to […]
Lemon granita in winter? Why not!
February 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off on Lemon granita in winter? Why not! · Food preparation, recipes
You never know what a kid will want, and my nephew wanted lemon granita. Although the icy dessert doesn’t necessarily spring to my mind in winter, it makes a certain amount of sense. First, lemons are in season, more or less, and, second, freezers don’t have to work as hard in winter as they do […]
Tags:family
Sweet-potato soup lets me imagine greatness
February 13th, 2009 · 9 Comments · local food, recipes
My definition of a great cook is someone who can take what’s on hand and make something delicious. Case in point: When I was injured a couple of years ago and was convalescing on my sofa, Angela stopped by to visit. After we chatted for a while, she offered to make lunch for me. I […]
Tags:
Freezer releases a taste of summer
February 2nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · local food, recipes
The other evening, I decided it was time to remind myself of summer. I pulled out of the freezer a bag of frozen local raspberries that I bought late last summer. I opened my new cookbook, How to Cook Everything, and set out to make a raspberry tart. I can’t say everything went entirely as […]
Standard Leek & Potato Soup still bursts with flavor
January 26th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Cooking tips, Food preparation, recipes
Like lots of cooks, I long ago learned how to make Leek & Potato Soup. It’s a standard-bearer of the maxim, “less is more.” Somewhere along the line, though, I quit making it, and yesterday I righted that wrong. It warmed me to the bone. With what’s left, I can enjoy that wonderful flavor again, […]
Tags: