We have had a very cold, wet, rainy fall. The farm ponds are all full to overflowing which is supposed to happen by the end of March, not the end of November.
I have no idea where the winter rains will go but I’m grateful to be on a hill.
We’ve been lighting fires earlier than usual, every day, and … Continue reading.....
Everything I make seems to be orange lately….
It’s either butternut squash, pumpkin, or a tomato sauce, which should be red, but then I add yogurt and paprika or, in this case, horseradish, and it turns orange.
For the curious…. this is what it really looked like. There might have been an orange tomato in there, too….
This is based … Continue reading.....
I never ate a parsnip when I lived on the other side of the pond.
I never knew anyone who had eaten a parsnip.
I had never even seen a parsnip, although I did know they existed.
It turns out that the Brits love parsnips. I learned that because after we moved to France my British friends were constantly complaining … Continue reading.....
I had my first bad experience with Amazon last week.
In retrospect, that’s rather amazing as I, like probably most people, do a lot of shopping on Amazon. I buy from Amazon U.S., U.K, France and Germany, (You do know your account is good at every Amazon in the world, right?)
I ordered some baking trays. My oven is small … Continue reading.....
We love sage leaves and use them often, both as a garnish and as a major flavor component.
My mother, on the other hand, barely tolerated the taste…. possibly because all she ever had was an old Durkee’s tin of ‘crumbled sage’ that was resurrected every year at this time to add to the stuffing for the turkey.
She was … Continue reading.....
I can make meals that do not have winter squash in them.
Sometimes I use carrots…..
I always have carrots on hand, to add to soup or round out another vegetable side dish or just nibble on raw.
Sometimes I forget about them and need to use them fast.
Stir-fries are a great way to use up bits lurking in … Continue reading.....
Even though I no longer do a turkey dinner this time of year I am aware that a lot of people do.
The discussions on the merits of Green Bean Casserole have been flooding the internet. I particularly enjoyed an article that listed survey results of the most disliked Thanksgiving Dinner foods.
Yes, Green Bean Casserole made it into the … Continue reading.....
Savory Danish Crown, filled with fried onions and fresh Parmesan.
Sound tempting?
While I would happily eat it for breakfast (I like savory things for breakfast) I am really thinking how well it would go with a wedge of stinky cheese, maybe some fois gras and a glass of hearty red wine.
Oh yes, and all of that in front … Continue reading.....
