Category Archives: cooking

A few random comments

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Laura

1.  I think that I, at the age of 34, may have finally reached pie crust competence.  I’ve now made two pie crusts in a row (last week’s pumpkin pie and quiche for dinner today) where I’ve managed to get … Continue reading →

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Recipe for a very healthy and delicious salad

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Laura

I don’t have any pictures of it because I ate it too quickly! 1. Roast sweet potatoes (cut into cubes) with olive oil and garlic.  Let them get cold. 2. On your plate, layer: cold garlic sweet potatoes, cubed hard-boiled … Continue reading →

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How to Win Friends and Influence People (or at least make a great chocolate cake)

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Laura

1. Own a cake stand – you’ll look more professional immediately. 2.  Use a really great devil’s food cake recipe (I recommend the one from Cook’s Illustrated highly – I’ll e-mail it to you if you don’t have online access … Continue reading →

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Brave

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Laura

Tonight, we ate liver (free-range chicken liver that is) for dinner.  I used this recipe and made homemade ketchup using this recipe.  This was probably the first time in my adult life that I ate liver and the first time … Continue reading →

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You’d be addicted too if we fed you this

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Laura

(Come to visit next spring and we will!)

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Our New Addiction (too bad spring is over)

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Laura

A week ago Saturday, this recipe for Shaved Asparagus pizza fortuitously found its way to my Google Reader.  We made it right away that night and made it again during the week.  And we’re making it again this week.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Foodie Cred

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Nik

Tonight I made a recipe from Simply in Season called “Garlic Potato Salad” (p. 49).  I’m renaming it “Spicy Spring Potato Salad” because in addition to garlic scapes, which are in the recipe, I added arugula.  I think I earned … Continue reading →

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Another reason why I love Nik

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Laura

When I got home from work this afternoon, dinner was already going.  And while I was decompressing a little bit from work, checking e-mail, etc., he had dinner simmering and then starting doing the dishes!  Then, he called me to … Continue reading →

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Eating Blue Things – Highly Recommended

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Laura

I just ate a shake made from yogurt, lots of frozen blueberries from Trader Joe’s, a little bit of raw honey, and a little bit of vanilla.  YUMMY.Now I understand why Aunt Zona picks between 130-217 pounds of blueberries a … Continue reading →

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A great day so far!

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Laura

1.  Slept in (until 8:30, which is super late for me). 2. Made pumpkin muffins (from the Simply in Season Nutty Pumpkin Bread recipe – I always double the spices).  I used Alaska cranberries that Meggan, in her overwhelming generosity … Continue reading →

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