Or at least, Mexican-inspired.
Today’s coffee brewed with ground cinnamon (as always) Continue reading “Mexican coffee?”
Category: experiments in cooking
Baked goods (with pics)
The menu kept my oven busy all day (and part of the day before).
Here’s a few scenes from The Making Of… .
The bread started OK, then went kerflunky midway. I ended up having to add Continue reading “Baked goods (with pics)”
Productive (Or, 10 Things I Did Today)
Today I…
- Got a significant Peapod delivery
- Smashed my toe and wondered if that was a bad sign Continue reading “Productive (Or, 10 Things I Did Today)”
Not since Girl Scouts
I’ve said it before and I have no doubt I’ll say it again…
I don’t cook.
That said, occasionally I do, in fact, tinker about the kitchen. In fact I’m planning a dinner even now.
D is for Dinner
Yesterday I had friends over for dinner. Lunch. An expansive midday meal. Call it what you will.
I will call it a blessing.
It was just 5 of us: Continue reading “D is for Dinner”
C is for Cooking (and Company)
I had guests over for dinner.
I rarely have dinner guests. I rarely do anything like real, proper cooking.
So on Wednesday I did all the prep-work that could be done, so that for the event I could throw things into the oven (bing, bing, bing, clockwork) and have a meal for guests. Continue reading “C is for Cooking (and Company)”
Easter feast, chez Gringita
My parents joined me for dinner, to celebrate Easter.
For the occasion, I baked bread:
It’s a basic no-knead recipe. No kneading, so it’s time, not working the dough, that causes the glutens to form.
So I had to wait for it to rise.
Continue reading “Easter feast, chez Gringita”
All this, and she can cook too
Sometimes things just work out. Even if you aren’t so sure they would, from the start.
Like, for instance… I know how to make pot roast. My recipe involves a small chuck roast, beefy onion soup, carrots and potatoes, and either 1.5 hours on the stove top, or all day in the slow cooker.
So I picked up a chuck roast last time I ordered groceries. Continue reading “All this, and she can cook too”
Lazy Sunday
Sunday. Hazelnut coffee with a hint of cinnamon. Sleeping in. Intermittent flickers of work worry. And time to fix some food.
Specifically, today it’s turkey pot pie.
Continue reading “Lazy Sunday”
Oops I did it again
Oops. Once again, I abandoned my blog for extensive periods. My bad.
And there aren’t even any excuses, especially considering that puh-lenty of other people have managed to have lives and careers and hobbies and holidays Continue reading “Oops I did it again”
