The first Friday of the month is “guest chef” lunch at work. Ardith Ketchum, who schooled me in the muffin bake-off made three soups and three sweet breads. The food was fabulous, and she’s graciously let me post her recipes this week.
Spice Cake with penuche frosting Read More »
A “pox party” is where parents deliberately infect their kids with chicken pox so they’ll become immune sooner than later. We had planned to have two one-child families over for dinner Saturday evening, but Family A decided to send their kid to a pox party earlier in the week. My kids had the vaccination, but
Drive by seasoning Read More »
When I wasn’t enjoying the fine arsenal last year at my dad’s house, I was hanging around the kitchen savoring his meatball sandwiches. I had the opportunity yesterday to make them here last night. The recipe is fairly simple, relying on long, slow-cooking to blend the flavors. When my dad makes it, he’ll start the
Meatballs and tomato sauce Read More »
I was nominated for handling the kids’ activities for our company picnic. Fourteen kids were expected, most in the 4-7 age range. My first idea was sidewalk chalk, an introduction to a lifelong career as a graffitist. Unfortunately, the picnic spot was nowhere near sidewalk. Using the paved parking lot also seemed like a bad
Fun dough at the company picnic Read More »
It was serindipitous that a long-time friend of mine is in town as the Alaskan Copper River Salmon is available in stores. For dinner tonight, I made salmon with a soy-maple marinade, a fruit salad (raspberries, Rainier cherries and peaches), and rigatoni and cheese (for our salmon-averse children). The recipes…
Copper River Salmon Read More »
We’ve been frustrated by the poor quality of tortillas available in the grocery store. Trader Joe’s’ are okay, but require advanced planning. It takes the same amount of time to make our own, fresh, as it does to run to Trader Joe’s and buy theirs. Flour Tortillas – Makes 12; www.wt8p.com 3 C flour 2
There’s a “First (and probably last) Annual [my company] Bake-off/BBQ” tomorrow. I’m the underdog in the muffins category. The favorite’s been very cagey about what she’s making, except she’s bringing two varieties. So, with nothing to lose, I’m trying a very aseasonal pumpkin chocolate chip recipe. First is the generic muffin mix. This makes four
Generic Muffins (Pumpkin chocolate chip) Read More »
This week’s Camp Fire potluck is “Native American food.” This is unlike previous weeks, where we had a reasonable shot at making passable food. And if we didn’t happen to know the nuances of a particular genre of food (e.g., Indian from India, Indian), we could always wimp out and pick up some take-out from
Dandelion (not prairie dog) stir fry Read More »