If all the world’s cash were to evaporate tomorrow so that everyone had to reverted to a barter system I would be fine, just fine because I have a recipe that is the equivalent of gold – Continue reading
Favorite Tools #1
I have more kitchen stuff than any normal person has a need for. I tell myself that the vast horde of pots, pans, obscure devices, and hundreds of cookie cutters are necessary because of my food styling work, but the truth is I have a bit of a collecting problem. So when I read Jane Lear’s post on her favorite pot it got me to thinking about Continue reading
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The Comfort of Bee Milk
Bee Milk was an obsession of mine long before I had my first hive of bees. A bazillion years ago when I was at Smith College I would wander down to the Iron Horse Cafe, take up an entire booth with my homework, and proceed to nurse a steamy mug of Orgeat while pretending to hit the books. Orgeat was a delicious concoction made from steamed milk, honey and almond syrup. Continue reading
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Two Chickens in the Pot
I am exhausted. I feel like I have no right to be so tired. It wasn’t me who broke my leg. It’s not me who has had to learn to negotiate a world of ice and stairs on crutches in February. Nor is it me who is still waiting to get a cast. Continue reading
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Rissoto
I know, I know, I’m only a month and a half into this blog and already I’m behind. It’s not that I didn’t have a recipe. Or photographs. It’s just that things came up, or rather things went down. As in R. crashed down the ski slopes at Berkshire East last week. Then he was taken down the hill in a sled with the ski patrol (love you guys–thanks for the rescue!!) And after that he went down the road on his back in an ambulance to Baystate Hospital, which technically isn’t down it’s more east, but it sure as heck ain’t up. Then down on a table to have his leg x-rayed. Not fun as you can see. Continue reading
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