I was raised Catholic, went evangelical is high school, and became happily agnostic in college. I know this doesn’t win me points with Republicans and the Christian right. Sorry. My brother was a baker for 20+ years and knows how to make awesome goodies. For DH’s birthday, I asked brother to make a cake. I […]
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I come home with my CSA haul for the week and my brother looks suspiciously at the contents. At least 3 different kinds of greens, none of which he would ever eat. Out in the yard one day, we’re pulling weeds and he pulls up a couple different kinds of dandelions. He hands them to
It started innocently enough. Curried Peanut Soup. Hmmm, that sounds good. So I begin assembling the ingredients. Curry from scratch, a half dozen spices. The kitchen smells wonderful. Then the recipe wants me to make “The Topping” using fairly green bananas (such as those I bought yesterday to eat 2 days from now) – oK,
I made Shepherd’s Pie and the kids commented that it reminded them of a 5-layer dip I make (beans, guac, salsa etc for eating with tortilla chips). The Shepherd’s Pie (another Mollie Katzen recipe) had an egg plant mixture topped with mashed potatoes, cheese and paprika. With the layers, the kids equated it to the
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We are not Irish. We have never celebrated St. Patrick’s Day before. On Friday there were articles in the newspaper (yes, I still read a printed newspaper) that must have gotten into my subconscious. I was making my grocery list and thought to myself “is there a vegetarian corned beef and cabbage?” I did a
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