Posted in custard, dessert, fruit, nuts, pie, summer, tuesdays with dorie on Aug 24th, 2010
It’s hot. Usually at this time of year, I’m glaring at everyone who is eating chili and baking pumpkin treats and looking forward to fall, wondering how anyone could possibly want to move on from the sunny days of summer. But now it’s too hot, and I just want a few days where the high [...]
Posted in citrus, gluten free, grilling, healthy, potatoes, summer, vegetables on Jul 29th, 2010
Last year I said, “You know what always makes me twitchy? Hearing people talk about how they just have sooo many zucchini or tomatoes or whatever from their garden.” Squeeeee!!!! And now I am one of those people! I am I am I am I am!!! Okay, sort of. I have hundreds of tomatoes growing, [...]
Posted in cheese, summer, vegetables on Jul 22nd, 2010
I didn’t realize how sexual plants were until I started growing zucchini. Concerned that my plants weren’t being pollinated, I did some research and found that to hand-pollinate zucchini, all you have to do is rub the male flower’s pistil on the female’s stigma. Kinky. But how to tell the difference between male and female [...]
Posted in chocolate, custard, dessert, freezer friendly, fruit, pie, summer on May 25th, 2010
The rest of the country (hemisphere, I suppose) is gearing up for summer. Here in the desert though, we’ve been there for a while. This weekend Dave and I hiked over seven miles in 90 degree weather. It’s a dry heat though! (Actually, the hike wasn’t bad at all – it was either shady or [...]
Posted in custard, dessert, fruit, pie, summer, tuesdays with dorie on May 10th, 2010
I can’t be the only one who prefers recipes that use whole eggs instead of egg parts. It isn’t just a mild packrat tendency, although I’m sure that’s part of it. I buy the expensive eggs – the ones that are hopefully (but questionably, I know) from slightly less mistreated animals. Throwing away egg whites [...]
Posted in good as leftovers, salad, side dish, summer, vegetables on Apr 21st, 2010
“Here, taste this”, I requested, bringing Dave a cornichon. He obliged, then made a face. “Euck, it’s a pickle.” I sighed. Brined food is Dave’s single food hangup, but the cornichons had seemed relatively mild to me. I was hoping he wouldn’t mind them. I went back into the kitchen to finish the salad, snacking [...]
Posted in cheese, healthy, salad, side dish, summer, vegetables on Mar 27th, 2010
Here are two common pairings that seem impractical to me – bread served with pasta and fries served with burgers. Of course they’re tasty combinations – who doesn’t love more carbs? – but do they make nutritional sense? Granted, a leafy green salad would be too refined, and roasted or steamed vegetables don’t go with [...]
Posted in chocolate, custard, dessert, nuts, pie, summer, tuesdays with dorie on Mar 16th, 2010
Chocolate and raspberry was my favorite flavor combination for a long time. It’s still up there for sure, but I’ve tried so many desserts recently that I’ve found all kinds of other great pairs – orange and vanilla, peaches and amaretto, cream cheese and anything. There’s no need to play favorites, but I was excited [...]
Posted in bread, breakfast, nuts, quick bread, summer, vegetables on Sep 4th, 2009
You know what always makes me twitchy with envy? Hearing people talk about how they just have sooo many zucchini or tomatoes or whatever from their garden, and they just don’t know what to do with it all. Shut. Up. Also: Give them to me. I live in an apartment. There are no raised beds [...]
Posted in gluten free, healthy, salad, side dish, summer, vegetables on Aug 29th, 2009
Salads can be tricky, because if I’m eating a big bowl of vegetables, it better be healthy, you know? But there’s the whole salad dressing issue. Vinaigrette is the standard lighter option, but even it’s usually based on olive oil. Coleslaw is no exception to the salad dressing problem. Many coleslaws are simply cabbage, mayonnaise [...]
