Category: In the Kitchen
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A Bit on Bread and Other Things
In first grade we had to submit our favorite recipe to be included in the classroom cookbook as a gift for Mother’s Day. I submitted Challah Bread and for the next 18 years the only bread I made was Challah. It has always been my mom’s go-to bread for holidays. It has been mine for…
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Tomatoes
I’m a big fan of growing tomatoes, but not a huge fan of eating them plain. I simply like how prolific they are. The fact they multiply without much effort on my part makes them my favorite part of our mildly productive garden. That and the green peppers. This weekend we maxed out on tomato…
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Snow Day!
There is a small part of me that yearns for middle school. It’s the part of me that loves snow days. Unfortunately in the real world they don’t come as often as I’d like, but on some special days — like today — we get the day off. Regan and I are so lucky that…
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CSA
This summer Regan and I have learned what vegetables really taste like. All organic and locally grown, we get our half share delivered each Friday just down the street from where Regan works. Mixed spring greens, mustard greens, summer squash, tomatoes (yellow, green, red– both little and humongous), radishes, herbs, adorable red potatoes, etc. AND we…
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Cake. Yes, Cake.
Lately I have realized my complete inability to resist a tempting cake recipe. Maybe it’s because winter and soup season are over and I’m forced to find other recipes in order to occupy myself in the kitchen. Or maybe it’s because they are just so very lovely. This recipe is based on Ysolda’s delicious Gingerbread…