Hot Buttered Crumpets or why Britannia Rules!
Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under Breads, tea treats, faves, Fun Stuff, Uncategorized | 6 Comments
I love hot, buttered Crumpets! There- I’ve admitted to my latest addiction. I don’t really know why I haven’t been making them all along. They are something I never really thought about. We always had English Muffins around our house - as a kid I remember a particularly great homemade sourdough batch my mom made for […]
Sometimes dinner is kind of a Mezze
Posted on March 7, 2008 - Filed Under faves, tea treats, Appetizers, Main Dishes, Recipes, Uncategorized | 4 Comments
A Mezze or Meze is a word for a taste or a snack in several Mediterranean cuisines- it is similar to the Spanish Tapas. And- sometimes it’s the easiest thing to pull together for a weeknight dinner or a Saturday lunch around our house.
We put together a selection of cheeses, bread and other small bites. […]
Back up the foodblog chain or Make your own reversible mutated memes!
Posted on March 4, 2008 - Filed Under Memes, blog events, Uncategorized | 3 Comments
What have I done?!? So oaky-dokey…um I tagged Tempered Woman for the 5 facts meme and like an adorable fluff ball of a kitten that is purring in your lap one moment and then suddenly extends all of its claws right into your tender thigh the next- she tagged me right back. I love her, I really do… […]
Coq au Vin with Piesporter and my first cookbook love the Larousse Gastronomique.
Posted on March 3, 2008 - Filed Under What I'm Reading Now, Main Dishes, Recipes | 4 Comments
When the new issue of Gourmet arrived this last week I spied a recipe for a quick Coq Au Vin made with Riesling. Recipe here. It reminded me of being 14 years old and making dinner out of the Larousse Gastronomique (the French illustrated encyclopedia of cooking complete with illustrations of technique and recipes.)
I was […]
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