The wind is howling again today, ugh. It’s been blowing for days and everyone in town is grinding their teeth; angry and edgy, hoping for a bit of calm before they go stark raving mad. I thought seasonal affective disorder (SAD) was just a wintertime thing, but it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard when the […]
“People have got to learn: if they don’t have cookies in the cookie jar, they can’t eat cookies.” ~ Suze Orman I have a love / hate relationship with cookies. I love to create them and I love to eat them but I hate that I can’t seem to control myself around them. The cookie
It’s the middle of summer and too warm for long, high temperature bread baking sessions, so we need to find other opportunities for creating baked goods from our sourdough culture at feeding time. We keep it in the fridge and pretty thick but it still needs to eat every month or so. We just got
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Since the Groundhog seen his shadow a month or so ago, predicting another 40 days of winter, we’ve been pining for some warmth even more than usual. We thought about packing up and heading for Mexico or the Caribbean like everyone does, when they’re worn out with winter but instead we decided to bring a
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A Frittata is a fun way to break fast, so we usually make one on Sunday – Funday. Sometimes we even wash it down with a few Mimosas. Frittatas are just as much fun to make as they are to eat. They’re simple to make; yet so colorful and tasty, mixing all the garden fresh
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There’s something special about Tuna & Noodles. I’m not sure what but it’s been a go-to meal for my various adventures for as long as I can remember. The ingredients are easy to keep, prep and cook. I’ve created a half dozen different ways to prepare it while backpacking. Decades ago, before I began to
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I did a pizza blog on yeast free, Chicago Style Thin Crust pie back in February, you can check it out (here). Yeast has always fascinated me. I have made beer, wine and bread through the years and love working with the miraculous, wee beasties. They are magical little creatures that can turn grain and
I love tortillas, especially when they are wrapped around something tasty. I really like the flavor of corn tortillas but don’t like that they crumble and fall apart because there is no gluten to hold them together. When I want to grab onto something and eat with my hands, I reach for the soft enveloping
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Woke up this morning to the remnants of a High Planes Blizzard. Snow everywhere, in little drifts and piles – sparkling, bright and cold. The temperature on the Christian Church sign across the street blinks 15 degrees at 8:00 straight up, as the Methodist Church, a block east chimes the hour for a full 30
It’s Still The Middle of Winter. So, Some Coffee & Fish Tacos. Read More »
The north wind was slamming into the cottage, this morning when we got up at 4:30 or so, whipping and whistling. I looked out the window, to check the temperature on the church sign, across the street, it read 23 degrees. I ran the math in my head. Cold + Really windy = Really Cold.
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One of the things I miss about the city, are the grocery stores. Out here on the High Planes there is only our small grocery store. Vickie manages it and does her best to bring in new products and organics but the vendors just don’t have access to the crazy, other-worldly inventory, of the speciality