May Menus All Spiced Up
It’s merely May 1, but I’m planning my Cinco de Mayo menu today, without burning too much energy. Head off to Recipe Zaar to try their Killer Fish Tacos and homemade tortillas. Spice up your menu: http://www.recipezaar.com/sitenews/post.php?pid=920
Bookmark This Coffee Break: World Fair Trade Day
Here’s a day to count down to on your calendar: Saturday, May 10 . . . World Fair Trade Day. If you live anywhere near New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley, head on over to Women’s Work from 2-6:00 p.m. at 66 Main Street in Cold Spring. Cecilia and her Fair Trade fellows will be hosting a coffee break, helping to raise […]
Worm Condo Composting
My guest bloggers are taking it from here on the supplies list to build your own worm condos: You will need: one paper bag, one plastic liter bottle, one plastic plate, , 10 composting worms, shredded paper, diced fruits and vegetables ready to compost, scissors, tape, water, glue gun First, with your scissors, cut off […]
Beyond burgers
We’ve been eating out and about the last few days. Big thanks go out to our backyard dinner hosts. This meal stretched way beyond burgers. My top side? C’s cabbage salad! I also tested my new dillweed dip. Not bad. I’m going to run it through the nutrition counter and post it here soon.
Composting Kids
The kids made an earthy contribution in the cookery this week with their composting projects. Check out these worm condos and give vermicomposting a try.
29,998 pounds of bananas
The banana bread made its way out the door last night. My neighbor filled my wish list at Trader Joe’s again and I like to show my appreciation. She tells me that her husband polishes off the candied banana bread with little trouble. But back to TJ’s: they had my favorite Roasted Plantain Chips in stock. I serve them […]
Curry favor
I broke out the curry for dinner last night. Chicken curry doesn’t last long around our table. Today I’m transitioning into a new herb rhythm. How does fresh dill over cucumber wedges sound? The combination tastes light and fresh. Perfect for a warm spring day.
Thirty thousand pounds . . .
of bananas. We’ve all heard the fruit cake and banana bread jokes, yet I still turn out my share of candied banana bread. What else to do with all of those bananas that ripen so quickly on the counter? Okay . . . so now that the word is out, and to those of you […]
Cookbook Rummage
Every day is earth day here in the cookery. I’m rummaging through a stack of used cookbooks I found at the library. Instead of chucking these dusty volumes into the dumpster, someone placed them on the “Help Yourself” cart at a local library. Some are great, others not so great. But what’s old can be new again. Marguerite […]
Word of the day: Bruschetta
Word of the day: bruschetta. I’ve heard a mix of pronunciations but my most trusted source, Mrs. A., Italian wonder in and out of the cookery, led me back home to her roots in Italy with the proper pronunciation. Broo-skeh-tah. Fear no more. I can’t share Mrs. A.’s number, but you can check out a bounty of culinary pronunciations […]