The upside to eating seasonally is that everything tastes so much better because its’ super-fresh. And I swear seasonal food provides just the nutrition I need at that time of year. But eating seasonally can also really suck when you’re tired of asparagus. Over the past few weeks, getting me into the kitchen was much
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Perfect Season is Here!
May 3, 2011 4 Comments Short URLcooking, dessert, family, food, ingredients, seasonal, side dishesInspirations, Recipes, Seasonality
The 12 Days of Christmas: Annual Christmas Parade
This is actually the first year I’ve experienced my town’s Christmas Parade and let me tell you – it’s everything you would expect from a small town parade. The whole town lined Main Street (yes, it really is called Main Street) and I think there were at least 12 fire trucks, 10 marching bands, every
December 8, 2010 0 Comments Short URL12 days of christmas, christmas, cooking, family, food, menu planning, protein, recipes, roasting, seasonal, side dishes, starch, vegetablesDinner, In the Kitchen, Ingredients, Recipes, Seasonality, Winter
What Else is for Dinner on Thursday?
Yesterday I waxed poetic about the similarities between the Super Bowl and Thanksgiving. And as much as I would really love to create another analogy for my Thanksgiving feast, I really just want to get on the road. We’re taking Madison to Knott’s Berry Farm for her first time today. But, I also don’t want
November 23, 2010 1 Comment Short URLcooking, dessert, dinner, drinks, family, food, ingredients, menu planning, seasonal, side dishes, Thanksgiving, vegetableAutumn, Beverages, Dessert, Dinner, In the Kitchen, Ingredients, Menu Planning, Recipes, Seasonality
Super Bowl for Cooks
It dawned on me as I spent hours combing through cookbooks, blogs, tweets and websites that Thanksgiving – more than any other holiday – could be considered the Super Bowl for cooks. Like a championship quarterback, cooks exert a lot of energy just preparing for the big day. We spend hours imagining the perfect menu.
November 22, 2010 7 Comments Short URLbaking, cooking, dinner, family, food, menu planning, recipes, roasting, seasonal, side dishes, starch, Thanksgiving, vegetablesAutumn, Dessert, Dinner, In the Kitchen, Menu Planning, Recipes, Seasonality
Chard, Really?!?
When I realized that people other than my family were actually reading my posts, I thought, “crap…I need to start writing more.” Then I remembered that I hadn’t really shared a Madison story yet. I already had a pretty good idea of which of my dishes were her favorite, but I thought I would ask
November 8, 2010 1 Comment Short URLdinner, food, menu planning, recipes, seasons, side dishes, vegetablesAutumn, Dinner, In the Kitchen, Recipes, Seasonality
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