New Year’s Eve Feast, Happy New Year!
Well, it was a fabulous food night as we said good-bye to the past year and hello! to the new. The menu, in case you missed it on Instagram: (more…)
How Could I Not Know About Chili Mac? Plus, My Chili Recipe
I am possibly the last person to know about this so-satisfying comfort food. Chili Mac and Cheese. Yes, combining some of my favorites: Chili + cheese into a macaroni medium. (more…)
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After Christmas, Yet Still in the Middle of the Holidays
Whooooosh! That’s the sound of Christmas sweeping by. It was a wonderful holiday, and yet in a blink of an eye, it’s a Christmas Past. Mr. Gordon and I got up early (as our habit) on the 25th, and after some coffee, exchanged our gifts. It was lovely, quiet morning. (more…)
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Recipe: Mom’s Coconut Date Balls
Growing up, the holidays meant there were a lot of cookies in my mother’s house. She’s a great baker (her pies are awesome) and there was no lack of sugar cookies, kiss cookies, magic bars, peanut butter oatmeal no-bakes, chocolate chip cookies, apple and pumpkin pies, friendship bread, and more at Christmas. I don’t know…
Season of Soup: Chicken, Mushroom & Wild Rice
Once in awhile I browse Pinterest for recipes. (Follow us here!) I’ve found some tasty dishes. This is one of them from Closet Cooking: Chicken, Mushroom, and Wild Rice Soup. (more…)
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Counter ‘Kraut!
I started making sauerkraut a few years ago, and I love doing it. This post will give you some info on making your own sauerkraut, but also makes a point to mention this as a very low effort, high reward activity. I like those kind. Fermenting is fun, nutritious, and best of all, (more…)
When Life Does NOT Hand You Oranges (or, When You Use Cloves Instead)
Oh, I could have come up with many different post titles to hint at what I did / did not do. First, let me start by saying you still might have enough time to make 44 – if you can get your hands on organic oranges ASAP. (more…)
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Can I Make NYC Bagels?
I’ve baked a lot of bread, but bagels always seemed so intimidating to me. So, I never attempted them before three weeks ago. This is the story of my third batch, and I think these bagels came out exactly as I was hoping for. Tracy seems pleased! I started my research with the undisputed world’s…
