Category Archives: cooking

Asparagus is Here!! (And our favorite ways to eat it)

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Laura

On Saturday, Ed (my favorite farmer at the farmers’ market) had asparagus.  He apparently had even had it the week before.  That’s a pretty solid three weeks early.  I only buy asparagus from Ed and when he doesn’t have it … Continue reading →

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Making Our Own Yogurt (and you can too!)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Laura

We eat a lot of yogurt – currently close to two quarts a week.  We buy organic, whole milk (i.e. full-fat) plain yogurt at Trader Joe’s for $2.99 a quart.  Trader Joe’s is basically the only place where I can … Continue reading →

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How to make French bread without stressing out because you’re making bread

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Laura

Another post in my occasional series, “How to ________ without _________“ This is my go-to bread recipe these days when I need to make some bread quickly to serve with dinner.  It’s not artisan bread (as in it won’t have … Continue reading →

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Michelle’s Breakfast Cookies, AKA “Nursing Cookies”

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Laura

Updated 4/8/13: I’ve changed the mixing method to an easier one, decreased the sweeteners, and changed the add-ins – all for a tastier, easier cookie! Here’s a delicious recipe for you, courtesy of my old roommate’s sister’s friend, Michelle.  We … Continue reading →

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Project Organize: Day 2 – The Freezers

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Laura

Continuing with my organizing theme for the week, today I tackled all three of our freezers. Here’s my before pictures with the freezers (which are really not all that photogenic): And here they are, organized, useful and beautiful (in their … Continue reading →

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Ellie discovers chocolate cake and I keep it real

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Laura

Today, Ellie discovered chocolate cake. She was quite curious about what that brown stuff was on the table so I pushed a few crumbs her way.  Then I moved the cooling rack to the middle of the table so she … Continue reading →

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Project Organize: Day 1 Update – The Pantry

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Laura

The pantry is done, looks beautiful, and is so much more useful! And proof that I even took inventory!  Ellie was quite useful at this point – as I took down each bin, she quite industriously pulled everything out and … Continue reading →

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Project Organize: Day 1 – The Pantry

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Laura

“Organize” is my key verb for the week. Here’s my schedule: Monday: Pantry Tuesday: Freezers: the one in the fridge upstairs along with the upright and the chest freezers in the basement Thursday and Friday: bookshelf and toys Here’s my … Continue reading →

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Inaugural Use of the Bread Bowl!

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Laura

Andreas and Nikki gave me a bread bowl for Christmas.  I was thrilled – THRILLED! – to get one of these.  I was making my bread in a wooden bowl that was not at all intended for that use and … Continue reading →

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The Recipe for Spiced Nut Waffles (with apologies to our covenant group)

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Laura

We host a small group (called a “covenant group”) through our church every Sunday night.  We also eat “breakfast-for-dinner” every Sunday night.  So we manage to torture our covenant group every week with delicious smells.  The past two weeks in … Continue reading →

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