I’ll Stop The World and Melt With You
My husband setup an apparatus to record time lapse video and asked me for ideas about what to film. I thought the whole thing quite bizarre, but the idea of melting hearts on Valentine’s Day was quite appealing.
Book Review: Best Food Writing 2009
Looking over my bookshelf I notice a trend. Since our move almost three years ago it seems that the majority of the books I purchase are food related. Some are direct meditations of the role of food in our lives, like Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle or Molly Wizenberg’s A Homemade Life and some are […]
Merry Christmas
We just returned to our home after a lovely two days with family. It was the first time in a long time that we were all together. It was wonderful, special, and bittersweet. It was our first Christmas with our newest family member and our eldest is battling cancer. There are many aspects of celebrating […]
Gingerbread Goofiness
Yesterday’s storm gifted me with a day off. Obviously, when it is stormy outside the only rational thing to do is bake. I have never made gingerbread cookies. I always meant to, I just never got around to it. My ingredient supply was shaky, but I managed to cobble together the ingredients for this Food […]
Happy Thanksgiving
At The Feathered Nest Thanksgiving is the most eagerly anticipated holiday of the year. It is easy to understand why. Thanksgiving is a holiday that centers, largely, around food. For a culinary enthusiast like myself, it is a chance to have fun and show off a bit. However, there is another component of the day […]
Happy Halloween
I must confess that I love decorating for just about every holiday. Halloween is a personal favorite. My bias is against overloading on tacky, mass produced decorations. I like things that homemade, unique, and bit quirky. I have a dress-form who changes clothes for each holiday. I change throw pillows and sofa blankets to coordinate […]
Leftovers are Golden
I baked up some caramelized onion and goat cheese tarts for a little soiree we are attending later today. Alas, after I finished stuffing the tart shells I still had leftover goat cheese custard and leftover onion/mushroom mixture. These remnants looked far too tantalizing to dispose of and breakfast had yet to be tackled. My […]
Spooky Drinks: Brain Hemorrhage
TangoPango‘s Brain Hemorrhage cocktail: 1/2 – 3/4 oz. Peach Schnapps Float 1-2 Tbl. of Baileys on top Drop 1 tsp of grenadine through the Baileys. We haven’t tried it here, but the creator promises it “tastes like Peaches and Cream.” Via
Savory Bacon-Topped Pie To Celebrate International Bacon Day
When my husband asks, “Did you know that Saturday is International Bacon Day?” what he is really doing is giving me a challenge. I have a hard time turning away from a challenge. I am a sucker. I awoke about six this morning and I stared at the ceiling thinking bacon-y thoughts. Breakfast was out. […]
Falling In Love, Again
There are many books and movies about falling love. If one were to use these as their guide, it would seem that the best part of love is the falling. It is rare to see what happens after the fall. So few stories celebrate what it means to stay in love, to really have a […]