Category Archives: cooking

Delicious Alchemy

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Laura
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How to Make Popsicles (without a popsicle mold)

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Laura

Unlike my lucky family up in Alaska, we are suffering from a heat wave here in Maryland.  So for my Maryland readers, here’s a quick and easy way to make popsicles, even if you don’t have a popsicle mold. 1.  … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Baby Led Weaning* – She’s eating!

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Laura

*from here on, known as AIBLW It took five days of playing with her food but Ellie finally started eating!  It’s still very small amounts but she seems to have figured out that what we put on her tray is … Continue reading →

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Berta’s Better Bagels – the best yet!

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Laura

Since January, I’ve been making bagels, using my friend Kristen’s mother’s bagel recipe.  This recipe was my college graduation present from Kristen.  Lest you think that a recipe seems like a rather poor graduation present, know that I was THRILLED … Continue reading →

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Bread update

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Laura

This is my first attempt in  a long time (since high school) to make free-form bread.  It tasted good but the crust wasn’t nearly crunchy enough.  I think I needed higher heat and a little moisture.  The bread quest continues.  … Continue reading →

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Items of interest (to me anyway)

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Laura

1.  I did 45 minutes of yardwork today!  My plan is brilliant – 30 minutes seems so not-daunting that I go outside and then I’m having fun so I stay out longer!  Poor Ellie gets tired of sitting in her … Continue reading →

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Pizza was her first solid food!

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Laura

Ellie is six months now and we wanted to make sure that she really had a good start with solids.  We want her relationship with food to be based on really good feelings from the very beginning.  So we decided … Continue reading →

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Dangerous Crazy Cake (with recipe)

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Laura

Growing up, I thought we were the only family who made this weird chocolate cake that had vinegar but no eggs or milk or butter in it.  I just Googled “crazy cake” and I’m wrong.  It seems that everyone makes … Continue reading →

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Easy, Versatile Quiche Recipe

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Laura

Here’s our favorite quiche recipe, adapted from the “Three Spring Quiches” recipe in Simply in Season. Crust: 3 C grated potato 3 T olive oil salt, to taste Press into a pie pan and bake at 425, until just started … Continue reading →

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Resolved

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Laura

One of my food resolutions for the year is to bake most, if not all, of the bread we eat.   I started today with Oatmeal Toasting Bread.  I made it with all whole-wheat flour and without the old dough (although … Continue reading →

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