Category: What we’re growing, eating, and doing.
A gift for the birds
Hopefully the family won’t think this gift is “for the birds!”
Family Cookbooks: Food, traditions, customs and love
It may be too late to put one together this year for your family, but this is a great year ’round project.
I’m dreaming of a white chili.
I’m dreaming of a white chili…..Just like the ones I used to know. Every once in a while, our local paper will publish cherished recipes from long ago closed restaurants. St. Michael’s Alley white chili must have been a much loved favorite because it is featured quite often. I made this same recipe about five…
Pepper Jelly Jewel Thumbprint Cookies
Finally, another Gift from the actual Kitchen! And finally, another use for pepper jelly. I can only make so much cream cheese dip. I saw this cookie at the BHG site. For the original recipe, click here. I decided I had to make it. These cookies are similar to a short bread cookie with the…
More Christmas Gifts
OK. Forgive me. I have not been in the kitchen all week. I am hoping that my name wasn’t up on the board to bring holiday treats tomorrow. It ain’t happenin’. I have just not felt like cooking much lately. Work has been über stressful. Enough said. I am waiting for Christmas break and I…
Advent Calendar: Making paper bells
This isn’t a Gift from the Kitchen, but we did make it in the kitchen. That counts, right? When the in-laws were here for Thanksgiving, my mother-in-law and I got so bored with the 24/7 football that was blaring in the living room, we found a project. She was wanting to make paper ornaments for…
The Gifts from the Kitchen Kick-Off: Cheese Ball Kits
The first year that I was invited to spend Christmas with The Hubs’ family (my future in-laws), I was thrilled. We had been dating a long time and I had only met the parents once. It was to be a momentous occasion to be sure. His family always celebrated on Christmas Eve with an appetizer/sandwich/snack…
Baking Brioche with Julie & Julia for Food ‘n Flix
Food ‘n Flix? What? You don’t know what this is? You’ve never heard of it? If you don’t know about this cool little monthly foodie film club, you must check it out as soon as you are able. Every month a foodie film is picked, culinary inspiration is gleaned from it, and talented bloggers post…
Some more local festivities….
First Draft and Eat Streets
The new green house.
Hopefully more veggies this winter.