Well, I've been so busy blogging my heart out that I was slow to realize something very exciting... this little blog 'o mine was just nominated "Best Kept Secret" in the 2010 Bloggies! This is all thanks to YOU my lovely readers -- for stopping by and spending a few minutes with me every day,…
A few weeks ago Grandma Pellegrini sent me an email. Yes, she does email. She also does facebook. It is the dawn of a new era.She said: "I'm just sitting down to enjoy my soup and my latest triumph in the kitchen. I decided this morning to put my various cast iron baking pans to…
Guess what this is...I'll give you one clue...It's not a leotard.Okay, I'll give you another clue...Now guess?Okay, okay, geez, one more clue!Red quinoa!!!If you've never heard of it before, you're not alone. It's been slowly rising to stardom recently but hasn't reached full celebrity status yet. It's a grain-like crop grown for its edible seeds.…
When I was cooking away at a restaurant in the underbelly of Provence not too long ago, I didn't have many people to talk to. In a way, it was like a silent retreat. My French was pretty flimsy and not many people spoke English. And the ones that did, well... they didn't.I lived in…
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…
This is a sampling of what comes out of the chicken coop at Tulipwood.Very strange indeed.On the left is a "pullet egg," in between are some version of medium and large eggs that you would find in the grocery store, and on the right is a "double yolk" egg.Pullets are chickens that have just started…
Tenderloin. Is there anything better?Please name it.Go ahead... I'll wait....... .... ....That's what I thought.Tenderloin...the stuff of Gods.There were dozens of deer aging in Paul Michael's snazzy cement hanging room at deer camp. And he let me go in and pull the tenderloins from as many as I wanted. Christmas come early, I say! I…
One of the great and glorious things about squash from the garden is that it lasts until long after the garden is dormant for the winter. Right now in fact, there are 12 squash lined up along the windowsill.Grandma P. needed something tasty to bring to the church potluck a few weeks ago and since…
I found my version of gold tucked away in an old drawer. It was a tiny black book. And when I read the cover, I had to know more.So I investigated, and guess what I discovered... this was my great-great grandmother's recipe book!Her name was Evelyn Day Bruner. She lived in Brooklyn but was born…