Say that 20 times fast.I made a soufflé. I was determined. I had a 102 degree fever and I made a souffle nonetheless. That should tell you how determined I was.So although this may seem like a strange journey with strange pictures taken by a semi-delirious girl, I can guarantee you will see a soufflé…
When you have eighteen chickens and thirteen Guinea hens in your life, there are a lot of eggs to contend with. It is definitely a nice problem to have. I went on a quest recently to find eggs in the store with yolks as bright as the ones my chickens produce, and I have yet…
My grandmother and great-aunt had an apartment together on the top floor of 34 Morton Street in New York City in 1941. It was a nice walk-up apartment building, and they paid $80 for it.They were very frugal, and so had various dishes they cooked together that they considered their specialties. One was called "Slum…
I think of any stock as liquid gold... the sure path to tastier food. And as you know by now, I like to use as many parts of the animal that I eat, as I possibly can. So this Thanksgiving, my turkey carcas became a lovely stock, that made the house smell like Thanksgiving all…
I recently received an email from Grandma Pellegrini. Yes, she does email now, she has a gmail account, and most recently a Facebook account, and is quite good at it. She is also good at ordering interesting things on amazon. Mostly cooking equipment. Just the other day I walked into her kitchen and a new…
Do you like my pumpkin? It was designed by a talented artist named T. Kristian Russell. In fact, it looks a lot like one of his recent works, don't you think?Or this one...It's the first pumpkin I've seen with a legitimate nose. I think it looks like Picasso... a very snazzy pumpkin.Once I pulled out…
As you know, I like changing people's minds. It makes me fuzzy inside. Most people don't like brussels sprouts. It's the black sheep of vegetables... "eeew brussels sprouts," is the default way to use it in a sentence. But they really are lovely little things, if you cook them to the edges of crispiness rather…
Such a noble food. The cranberry beans are tender and ready. So tender you can pop them out of their shells and eat them raw.Or if you're not feeling so adventurous, you can cook them til they are stewy and delicious.Here's how:“Cranberry Beans, Georgia-Style”
Four ingredient cooking. My favorite kind.
1 cup of cranberry beans…
Look What I Found In The Woods!I was catering a rehearsal dinner for a wedding last week and on the menu was a platter of sauteed wild mushrooms for the table. Well I was out in the woods and found this, so I promptly returned the packaged mushrooms to the store. These were a hit,…