After a trip to the farmer’s market and a basketful of apples there was only one thing to make–PIE. I had the no fail pie crust in the freezer, so I was ready. After thawing…
Well after a hot and dry summer my garden harvest has started. So, far two spaghetti squash, two single serving size of red peppers, one single serving butternut squash, and one sugar pumpkin, three pumpkins…
Salted butter cut lengthwise The only two tools needed Knead the butter Roll it out into a rectangle Fold into thirds Roll it out into a rectangle again Form a disk and let it rest…
Apple Dumpling from Brown’s Brew Pub in Troy, NY Enjoy! With or without ice cream it’s your choice.
When I rearranged my work area in my kitchen I purged many of my cookbooks. But old habits die hard. I did make room in my work space but it seems that new cookbooks are…
The ultimate comfort food? Mashed potatoes, chicken and dumplings? For me it’s Mac & cheese. I have a long love affair of this food. It all started with the blue box. I ate this all…
My food adventure this week is making and of course eating donut peach donuts. When I first saw this recipe I was curious, what are they? and what a weird name. The donut peach, is…
The DC “State” Fair Judging the cupcakes The start of the S’more cupcakes Lemon bar cupcakes Marshmallow frosting On August 28th DC will have the 1st ever “state” fair. I have entered cupcakes. Lemon bar…
New work stations My kitchen is a very awkward workspace , the appliances in one room and my prep area is another room. The house was built in 1926 so the rooms are small. The…
Our breakfast spot Sunday morning breakfast Sunday mornings are for leisurely reading the paper and drinking coffee. At least this is what my husband and I have been doing for the last 5 years. This…
I have been working on purging my kitchen of unused stuff and cookbooks. My love of books carries over into to the kitchen. The collection of books was taking over my workspace. This collection has my…
When life gives you lemons make lemon curd and as much as I love lemonade, I love lemon curd so much more. You can do a lot of things with lemon curd, bedsides eating it…
So, cool off from the dog days of August with some cool Watermelon. Moon and Stars is making a comeback as a wonderful, somewhat seedless heirloom variety. You should be able to find Sugar Baby available at your…
I had the privilege to live in Germany for three years while my husband was stationed in the Army. We lived in a very small town in southwest Germany call Baumholder. For me it was adventure, in…
Just a few rich ingredients and you get something special. I found this out with the Beef Stroganoff I made today from the Ad Hoc cookbook. The cream sauce was simmered for 35 minutes with…
This year we are buying a lot of corn at the farmer’s markets. I love sweet white corn. Except for grilled corn on the cob the only other recipe I make is my corn pudding…
Well another hot and steamy day in DC. So again, I chose to stand over a hot stove to make Buttermilk Fried Chicken. I am cooking recipes from the Ad Hoc at Home cookbook by…
I used Ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate, dark coco, turned that into a rich custard base and so, I made Dark Chocolate Ice Cream to celebrate.
So, what was I thinking…. it’s in the mid 90’s and I decide to make risotto. The recipe was in the Washington Post Wednesday July 14th. Asiago and Corn Risotto. I have never made risotto…
My first trip takes me to Troy, NY– which is my second trip to Troy. The first trip was to visit my brother at RPI. His fraternity bought out the first three rows to the…
