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 [...]
Grapefruit, the way Grandpa liked ‘em.
Posted in Christmas, free range kids, gift ideas, holidays, homemade, simplicity, slow food, spending time, tagged baseball, carpentry, Christmas, citrus, family, food, gardening, gifts, recipes on December 21, 2010 | 3 Comments »
At Christmas, my Grandpa would order a box of grapefruit. He was very particular about the kind he liked, but I can’t remember for the life of me whether it was the Florida or the Texas ones, and maybe they were Ruby Red? Anyway, he liked to peel away all the pith, leaving these brilliant [...]
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 [...]
The fall of Rome
Posted in Christmas, saving money, simplicity, slow food, slow parenting, spending time, tagged baking, Christmas, cupcake, gingerbread house, green, hot buttered rum, Rome, tea, Thanksgiving, turkey on November 9, 2010 | 5 Comments »
There are over 200 theories for why Rome fell. Listen to this one from Edward Gibbon: “The decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay; the causes of destruction multiplied with the extent of conquest; and as soon as time or accident had removed the [...]
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 [...]
Resolution: Slow Christmas meet Slow Life
Posted in busy parents, simplicity, slow food, Slow Movement, slow parenting, spending time, tagged simplicity, slow food, Slow Movement on January 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
First day back at work? Don’t want to return to your regularly scheduled life after slowing down for Christmas? Fear not! I have a message for us from Carl Honoré, an expert in living slow during the rest of the year: “Well done, Slow Christmasers, for slowing down the holidays this year! Christmas has been [...]
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