I’m from the South. But I’ve spent enough time up North to know a good thing when I see it. Maple syrup that actually comes from a tree is one such thing. The dark, runny intense flavor of maple syrup that you can get in western Massachusetts, where my mom lives, is hard to beat. [...]
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The two faces of (Thanksgiving) eve: maple pecan pie
Posted in goodwill toward men, homemade, recipes, slow food, slow parenting, spending time on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Slow Hangover Food
Posted in local food, recipes, simplicity, slow food, Slow Movement, spending time, tagged 2011, canning, food, hangover, New Year's Eve, recipe, slow food, tomatoes on January 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Happy 2011 everyone! I don’t know about you, but I woke up this morning feeling less than perfect. I’m allergic to booze so normally don’t drink, but I couldn’t resist the siren song of a little Champagne on New Year’s Eve. I was paying the price this morning. But then I remembered the tomatoes my [...]
Ricotta Chard Pillows
Posted in local food, recipes, simplicity, slow food, Slow Movement, tagged appetizers, cheese, Christmas, cooking, food, party, recipes, vegetarian on November 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Necessity, as you know, is the mother of invention. One Sunday last month, the farmer’s market featured both beautiful rainbow chard and whole milk ricotta. It seemed like they really ought to go together, but I didn’t have a plan. So I came up with this recipe for ricotta chard pillows: they’re just fatty enough [...]
Oyster casserole in a land-locked state?
Posted in holidays, recipes, simplicity, slow food, tagged culture, family, food, history, Little House on the Prairie, oranges, oysters, recipes on November 22, 2010 | 6 Comments »
In Louisville, it’s tradition to serve oyster casserole at Thanksgiving dinner. It’s a curious thing, given Kentucky is a land-locked state and tinned oysters must’ve been pretty expensive back in the day. But if you’re going to splurge, it makes sense that you’d put them in a creamy casserole: relatively few oysters are enough to [...]
Flipping the Bird: Elly’s super-easy way to yummy skin and juicy meat!
Posted in holidays, recipes, slow food, spending time, tagged cooking, culture, family, food, recipes, sisters, Thanksgiving, tradition, turkey on November 20, 2010 | 8 Comments »
A guest post from my sister Elly, The Turkey Whisperer: Turkey has never been my favorite dish at Thanksgiving. With competitors like scalloped oysters, stuffing, and mashed potatoes, it is hard to focus on the bird. Its main purpose, to my mind, has always been as ideal vehicle for lashings of mayonnaise, cranberry disks, and [...]
How to make doughnuts
Posted in busy parents, Christmas, free range kids, holidays, homemade, recipes, saving money, slow food, slow parenting, spending time, tagged breakfast, coffee, cooking, dessert, doughnuts, Fall, farm, hack, hot chocolate, Joy of Cooking, kitchen, parenting, recipe on November 6, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Since it’s early in the season, this is as much a fall recipe as a Christmas one. There’s nothing better than doughnuts and cider in the fall, preferably after raking leaves or visiting a U-Pick farm. If the prospect of making doughnuts from scratch intimidates you, worry not. It’s the easiest thing in the world [...]
Mrs. Pease’s pumpkin bread
Posted in Christmas porn, gift ideas, holidays, homemade, recipes, saving money, simplicity, spending time, tagged Butterfinger, Christmas, save money, toys, watch, Whoppers on December 9, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The spouse weighs in with a family recipe: My recipe for pumpkin bread is pretty simple, when you think about it. But there’s a lot more in there than flour, pumpkin, and spices. It all started with Bill and Evelyn Pease. Bill and Evelyn were from Cottage Grove, Minnesota, but like a lot of Winter [...]
Into the fruitcake fray
Posted in Christmas porn, gift ideas, recipes, slow food, tagged Christmas, fruitcake, recipes, slow food on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Things we know about fruitcake: 1. They have never been a runaway favorite. After Christmas, the town of Manitou Springs, Colorado holds a fruitcake toss for residents who want to get rid of their unwanted cakes. 2. Every year, nice people give them to us, and we must say thank you, and act like we [...]
Who doesn’t like butter?
Posted in busy parents, gift ideas, recipes, slow food, spending time, tagged butter, Christmas, cooking, gift ideas, slow food on November 6, 2009 | 8 Comments »
There are a number of foodies in my life. So this year, I’m going to try making butter and gifting it in nice Mason jars. Want to know how I know that making butter is actually quite simple? One time, I accidentally made it. I was cooking dinner for my dad’s birthday, and I baked [...]
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