Okay, we're a couple weeks into school and I'm already exhausted! The extra-curriculars haven't even started yet except for the early morning cross-country practice at the school. I had vowed to be THAT MOM who makes the "breakfast of champions" each day. That was my "back-to-school" resolution as … [Read more...]
Zucchini Bread. And lots of it.
Ok. So its been hot this summer. Really hot. But am I complaining? No. I love the heat and how its making my garden grow. My urban farm is so out off the hook this year, that I can't even eat it as fast as its growing! In fact, I can't even pick it as fast as its growing! … [Read more...]
Baking Bread
Earlier this week my daughter and I were invited to a mother-daughter bread-baking event led by a Challah (egg bread) "expert" that we now affectionately now call Auntie Lee.Years ago, I won a bread maker in a silent auction and for a little while, made my own bread. But pouring the … [Read more...]
Daily Bread
The other day in my Yoga class, we were talking about lactose intolerance and gluten intolerance. After hearing the sad stories of my friends who suffer from either (or in one case, both) of these dietary ailments, I must admit I am SO GRATEFUL that I can eat both dairy and bread.But really, more … [Read more...]
On Cooking
"Well . . . !" said Elizabeth Ann, very much surprised. "I didn't know it was so easy to cook!" "Easiest thing in the world," said Aunt Abigail gravely, with the merry wrinkles around her merry old eyes all creased up with silent fun. (Understood Betsy, Dorothy … [Read more...]