Well worn copies of The Joy of Cooking from the library of Julia Child on display at theNational Museum of American History (photo from Wikipedia.com) Title: Joy of Cooking (1975 edition! which is why I’m not linking) Author: Irma Rombauer Title: The Way to Cook, if you don’t want to commit to Mastering the Art… Read More »
Roasted Squash Salad (sortof) Recipe
I’m sorry I posted a picture of yummy food without a recipe. I’ve been informed that’s against the rules, so I will do my best. I consider this dish one of my guilty pleasures, which I realize is a little silly, since it’s a salad based on a whole grain and winter squash. Pretty virtuous,… Read More »
{bits & pieces}
The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature at Like Mother, Like Daughter! On Father’s Day/Our 1st Anniversary (yay!), we spent a day picnicking at and browsing around Harper’s Ferry. In an antique shop (generously, in my opinion, identified as such, rather than as a junk-from-maybe-one-generation-ago shop), I came across candy cigarettes. I wasn’t… Read More »
Chicken liver pate, as promised.
It’s Good Friday, so I will try not to go on and on about food. I did promise (via Twitter) that I would post about chicken liver pate, so here you go. Sorry about the lack of an accent, which will be felt strongly throughout this post. It’s just that I stubbornly cling to my… Read More »
Fall farm box
We got the cutest, perfect little pear in our farm box this week: Pippo couldn’t wait to eat it — it was just his size! He and I are the fruit lovers in the family, and this was a good week for us, farm box-wise. We got apples, pears, and a big bunch of grapes,… Read More »