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What's Cooking?
Sunday: It's almost the end of the summer, and Sveinn is out of town building a replica Viking longhouse, but the Pizza Quest continues! Kris and I went to St Louis Pizza & Wings, in Florissant. It was hard to find the little store-front take-out pizza place, hidden in the back of a strip mall at right angles to the main road. But it was worth ( Read more... ) -
What's Cooking?
Sunday: Eat out as part of Kris's Summer Pizza Quest. (We went to Cecil Whittaker's for North County Pizza. Verdict? The crust was too wimpy and the sauce too sweet, the cheese was just OK, but the heavy pile of fresh vegetables on the veggie pizza was pretty good.)
Monday: Sveinn made something good for us to eat, but I was so tired that I don't ( Read more... ) -
What's Cooking at Turf House?
This is a no-money-left week. Stretching the budget through creative use of what I have on hand!
Sunday: Dinner and Downton Abbey at Mom's house
Monday: Clear-out-the-fridge Curry.Slowly brown onions and garlic with garam masala in olive oil and butter. Add that cup of leftover chickpeas, a half-package of spinach, the end bit of tomato paste, ( Read more... ) -
Let me explain... No, there is too much. Let me sum up.
It's been a long and angsty road, but I've realized that bbwoof is not going to change his mind, is not going to explain to me what went wrong -- and even if he would do so, he has not ever made the sort of commitment to me that I expect and deserve ( Read more... ) -
Moving On
Is there a way to archive posts so that I do not see them, but they are not deleted and gone forever? Much of this past year is much too painful for me to review. -
Productive day
I baked bread today!Also cut out the fabric for my 1490's Venetian gown, pinned and fiddled and fitted the bodice for the underdress, cleaned the kitchen, harvested herbs, and made an Elsa cloak for my goddaughter.
The suggested drinking game for Halloween this year is to take a drink whenever an Elsa comes to the door. I think that would leave us ( Read more... ) -
Pulled Pork
I'm cooking Jamie Oliver's 6-hour pork shoulder recipe today. 39 pounds of pork shoulder, for the monthly site dinner held by the Barony of Three Rivers.
It feels like I'm using too much salt. But as it roasts, these pork shoulders look and smell mahhhhhhvelous.
