We are all a little under the weather here.

I made Andy’s Chicken Soup, which is still my all-time favorite chicken soup.

And while I was at it with the comfort food, I made some fresh-from-the-oven chocolate chip cookies.  No, in my sickened state, I was not slaving away making fresh cookies.  Earlier in the week I [...]

With tomatoes and fresh herbs being gorgeous and cheap at the farmer’s market right now, I’ve been making this dish quite a lot lately.  The inspiration came from Jamie’s Dinners by Jamie Oliver, which The Daddy Monkey gave me for my birthday.  I’m sure his reasons for giving me a cookbook filled with gorgeous food [...]

Hard to believe it’s gazpacho weather again.  I scored some less-than-perfect organic tomatoes for really cheap at The Farm on Friday and we’ve devoured two huge batches of gazpacho since.
Here’s Sunday’s lunch.  Gazpacho and frittata made from Friday’s leftovers–chicken sausage, grilled zucchini, tomato and cheddar. Looks almost like this meal.  I have to admit I’m [...]

I was a long week, last week.  We all had the flu in one form or another.
It’s times like this that I am grateful for the bread machine, which allows me to serve fresh baked bread with very little effort.  I’m all about making it by hand, but sometimes it’s more about the finished product, [...]

I am so in love with this soup right now.  This is the soup I served at The Girl’s birthday party, and it is so easy to make, it’s like some kind of miracle.
I am absolutely in love with delicata squash, but you could use any winter squash you like: butternut, acorn, or what have [...]

I delivered two special packages today.

One was full of home made brownies and was hand delivered.

A little bear says, “thank you.”
The other package was delivered to the post office, to be sent to a cold, cold place.

I drew a bit of sunshine for them, on one of The Girl’s paintings.

Just like my mom, I love popcorn.  Just like me, The Girl loves popcorn.  We are pretty serious about the stuff around here.  We eat it most days of the week, and I’m pretty much a purist about it.  I hate microwave popcorn; the stuff is an abomination.  This is cheap, healthy, delicious, and easy.  [...]

The Girl just turned two!  I will dispense with the “oh my how did this ever happen” and “they grow up so fast.”  But really.  Two? All signs of babyness are gone.  She is smart, strong, and sweet, and most definitely two.
Last year we had a very sweet and simple party.  Being the inveterate party-planner [...]

Happy Winter Solstice to you!