Who doesn’t love Chips and Salsa? It's one of our favorite food groups. I had tried, in the past, to make salsa that compared to restaurant salsa but was continually disappointed. Then in 2003 I was on a retreat with some women and my dear friend Catherine made this Salsa, and Eureka! …this was it! … Continue reading Salsa: How do we love you? Let us count the ways…
the cabin I have spent the Christmas weekend with my family at my parents’ cabin in the woods- it is picturesque and perfect for a holiday. It is rustic and has no internet, which provides a nice break, and yet, isn’t great for blog-posting. So now that we are home, I can send this post! … Continue reading Chocolate Fun-Do
Brownies. Classic. Simple. Yet not so simple. All brownies were NOT created equal! In fact, the variance between brownies, in quality and taste, can be vast, yet they all go by the same name of Brownie! I have realized in the past few years that I have a complex relationship with Brownies. They are, on one hand, a … Continue reading the Best Brownies Ever
One of my very favorite holiday treats is Peppermint Bark. Is it because it’s basically hunks of white chocolate with crunchy peppermint? Or because we only eat it in December, so it is novel? Or is it because it is so beautiful: in a jar, in a bowl, on a plate, in my hand, in … Continue reading Ode to Peppermint Bark
December is such an odd month in my kitchen and in my culinary-mind. I am a college professor, so December is a wild month with the end of classes, grading papers, administering exams and then more grading.. all while celebrating Advent and Christmas gift buying and celebrating my son’s birthday and baking and gift making! … Continue reading Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
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