Archive for the 'recipes' Category
Fresh Toss for Lunch
Friday, January 9th, 2009Fresh TossOriginally uploaded by hummingcrow
My favorite thing about buying locally grown produce is that it forces me to be creative in order to use whatever happens to be fresh. I go shopping with a general plan, but instead of knowing I need potatoes, I might know I need “some starchy vegetable” and I get my [...]
Hopping John
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008My family – at least my dad and grandma (his mom) – were superstitious. They always made me eat at least one spoonful of black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. For luck. They’re gone now, and nobody can make me eat black-eyed peas anymore. But what if they were right? About the luck? And anyway, [...]
Potato Soup (for Miss B)
Sunday, November 11th, 2007This is a bit long because there are two recipes. But Miss B wanted the one for Potato Soup. And I felt compelled to tell you to use the potato peels to make some delicious, nutritious soup stock. And then there was one thing I wanted to show off… you’ll see.
Oh, and you should be [...]
new year’s resolution: mayonnaise
Monday, January 1st, 2007This vlog shows you my first attempt at making my own mayo, and gives you the recipe in case you would like to try it yourself.
Almost every mayonnaise on the market is encased in plastic, and I’m sick of it. My husband is the type of person who keeps a spare of everything. We always [...]

