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She ate more Hershey’s Kisses than we put in the cookies. She tried to slice open a lemon with a Very Sharp Knife when I stepped out of the kitchen. She got sugar on the table, sugar on the floor, sugar on the dogs. But we were together, mother and daughter. We laughed, we sang, [...]
Fri, December 18 2009 » Pea, celebrations, photographs, yum! » 3 Comments
It started when my friend FuR mentioned a Portland, Oregon restaurant called The Grilled Cheese Grill on Facebook. I’m a fan of most things that involve melted cheese, so I clicked over to read the menu. That’s where I found the Cheesus Burger. A big fat burger sandwiched between two delicious grilled cheese sandwiches. (The [...]
Mon, September 28 2009 » photographs, yum! » 13 Comments
David tore down our summer garden one day this week. He untangled the tomatoes and dug them from the ground. He filled the beds with fresh compost and stuffed the wilted plants into the newly-emptied composter. Our first year of gardening is complete — a perfect circle. We started in May. A few seeds were [...]
Sat, November 22 2008 » in the garden, our house, photographs, yum! » 4 Comments
If November is any indication, it’s going to be a hot cocoa by fireside sort of winter. I guess we’ll muddle through, somehow.
Tue, November 18 2008 » Pea, just me, photographs, yum! » 2 Comments
Since the beginning of December I’ve had several people a day visit looking for a recipe similar to Archway’s Nutty Nougat cookies. Today a commenter named Barb shared her version on this old post. Hooray! *** Butter Nut Snowballs 1 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups sifted flour 1/2 teaspoon salt [...]
Tue, December 18 2007 » meta, yum! » 2 Comments
Our day started with doughnuts and ended with pie, and somewhere in the middle Pea proclaimed that her name was Mrs. Cake. She did have a few bites of banana and a quarter of a pineapple, so there was some real food in there somewhere. Please send vegetables.
Fri, November 23 2007 » Pea, yum! » 1 Comment
We ate breakfast at Fido this morning and had trouble finding a table — a whole big section was blocked off for a Food Network taping. Signs around the coffee shop indicated that they were doing a story about Las Paletas, not Fido, and I immediately came up with a crazy theory / educated guess [...]
Tue, November 20 2007 » local color, television, yum! » 2 Comments
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving with David’s family. Our niece is having surgery Monday morning and despite my pledges to make her turkey and dressing smoothies, we’re feasting a few days early. Stay tuned tomorrow for a self-loathing post referencing how I ate a third piece of cake just to be polite. Then come back Thursday night [...]
Fri, November 16 2007 » arrgh!, celebrations, yum! » No Comments
Since Halloween, Pea has been making very careful and calculated choices from her Bowl O’ Treats. So last night when she spotted something that looked a lot like M&Ms but not quite right, she had a few questions for me. Pea: What kind of Ms is this?Me: Peanut.Pea: WHAT.Me: They’re Peanut Ms. That’s why the [...]
Wed, November 7 2007 » Pea, celebrations, talkies, yum! » 2 Comments
Products I consumed at least a bite of this weekend:1. Hungarian sausage with bacon mayonnaise2. Bacon pancakes3. Fancy chocolate avec bacon Come back tomorrow for the non-pork details of my wonderful weekend.
Mon, October 29 2007 » on the road again, yum! » No Comments
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