Gaelen told a story today on her FB page about being in the grocery store behind a very angry man, a man with no mask and refusing social distancing. When he left and it was Gaelen’s turn, she apologized to the long-suffering clerk and the clerk said, “It’s okay, he’s just scared.” I got thinking […]
Beginning May 13th and running until July 19th, I will have a solo exhibition of paintings (plus two quilts) at the Minthorne Gallery at George Fox University in Newberg. Always anecdotal, my work of the last two years has been defined by memory and image. All the ingredients of the work I’ve been making all […]
Some years ago now my brother Bruce got two recipes from NPR for cranberry sauce. That was his “specialty”…and though we haven’t shared Thanksgiving with them in quite a few years, this Garlicky Cranberry Chutney is a mainstay…this is Susan Stamberg’s favorite she says…originally from Madhur Jaffrey’s cookbook “East/West Menus for Family and Friends (Harper […]
Friday morning I was flitting through emails…including the NYTimes “What to Cook This Weekend” and I saw this recipe which looked super easy and super delicious…and it IS both of those. I had to pass it on…the recipe is for “Caramelized Corn with Fresh Mint” and gives directions for using frozen corn, but NO…you must […]
It was one of those chilly, dreary, windy and rainy winter days today when it seemed hard to even think of one fun thing to do… You know, the day that blows your hat off and then pelts you with cold rain during the retrieval maneuver? This morning before yoga I was reading yesterday’s food […]
The David Tanis “City Kitchen” column in the New York Times on Wednesday featured a recipe declaring that fresh ricotta …”Elevates the Simple to the Sublime” and it looked delicious, so we tried it. All true…this was sooooo good, and with summer coming on, you need to give it a try. Quick, easy, simple and […]
Well, I’m beginning to think Italian thoughts, as we get organized for our trip this spring. The other day I felt the “Spring trajectory” cross the “Italian trajectory” in my head and…presto…RISOTTO! Our totally terrific local fish store FITTS SEAFOOD makes wonderful broth…halibut, chicken, fish stock and shrimp broth. They make the broth there at […]
“Back in the day”…the Arbor Cafe day, that is, R’s favorite birthday cake was one the cafe made that was cranberry-chocolate…no frosting. I took no recipes with me into the studio in 2004, but the last few years, at birthday time, there has been a certain pining for the cranberry chocolate cake, so this is […]
In September I visited my Auntie Pat in Wisconsin and as we parted she gave me her zucchini bread recipe. So, the other day, I had one big zucchini left and thought the moment had arrived…zucchini bread time. When I got out the recipe I noticed she had omitted the flour, so I got a […]
It’s fall. NO doubt about it. On the counter today was this bowl of pears at perfection… and the kids are coming so…I found a recipe from a few Thanksgivings ago…”Upside-Down Cardamom-Pear Cake” which I remember was delicious… You might want to give it a try. It came from Cooking Light back in 2006… 2 […]
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