Time for Change Chili
Time for Change Chili – that’s the fiery hot dish about to be served at a celebration (location to remain undisclosed) this evening. The gourmand who hailed the chili buzz plans to chase the chili with Obamatinis. If you must tempt faraway friends, please share the recipes.
Celebrating?
snack sense This mixed plate is one of The Cookery’s best sellers to celebrate any occasion. To surprise the young ones (or the not so young), create a silly face with the food items.
Let them break bread
Must we compare lunch box meals with the Obama children? The trail back to preschool basics is within reach for all of us: make good choices. Let them break bread in peace. In today’s Washington Post
Father-Son Cake Bake gets underway
The chatter around the breakfast table today centered on the upcoming Cub Scouts Father-Son Cake Bake. To be celebrated with our Pack March 26, this event brings Scouts together with Dad or Grandpa or Uncle Mario to bake a cake–no enhancement of store-bought cakes allowed. This is a fun Cub baking project that generates great ideas in […]
Rice expert dismisses rice cooker
It has been brought to my immediate attention that my rice cooker stinks! I resist full disclosure because this little tool has served me for many years. But my local rice expert, who wouldn’t think of preparing rice longer than 15 minutes for evenly cooked rice, cannot believe that I’ve sacrificed time and perfection with […]
Statesman Food Matters
The Cookery warms up . . . in today’s news with the Austin American-Statesman’s Addie Broyles. Addie shares my recipe for Simple Soup Supper in Try This At Home. Feed and read with Addie around her print and electronic tables.
Try to make a wish with a turkey nugget
How many wishes can you make with one wishbone? (Not a synthetic wishbone–but one that you carefully carved around.) This wishbone came from the turkey we roasted in December. We removed the leftovers from the freezer this week to prepare a stock for curried turkey soup. The kids aren’t fussing over the wishbone . . . yet. It’s still drying.
DIY Sink Upgrade
Sink upgrade: complete. Everything works. We’ve found no leaks (yet), and we’re celebrating this kitchen upgrade in DIY fashion – cooking at home this evening.
Not Sunk Yet
With projects around this cookery, the situation occasionally gets worse before it gets better. But we’re not sunk yet. After the fourth trip to the hardware store, we’ve purchased the final parts to finish our upgrade.
Out with the old . . .
kitchen sink. Have you ever tried to squeeze a size 8 foot into a size 6 1/2 shoe . . . to see if maybe the shoe might fit? Our bright, open kitchen with the perfectly-placed island provides great space for the cooking process. But we’ve been struggling to clean pots, pans, and oversized cutting boards […]