Just look at this wonderful gift basket I received from my colleagues at my recent retirement party! (I will finally have more time for writing and blogging – yay!!) My brilliant co-worker, Christine, browsed around on my blog and Twitter feed to get ideas of what I liked. A lot of what you see here is … Continue reading
Sometimes I just have to have lamb. It’s the Armenian in me, I suppose, and when I realize I haven’t had it in a while I make a beeline to the market (preferably for organic or local lamb), or, on this evening, to my freezer, where I’d stashed a few lamb patties mixed with seasonings a … Continue reading
If you’ve been reading this blog, you know that my niece Arica is just setting up her first household and kitchen. I took advantage of this milestone to give her a custom collection of spices, which I wrote about here. Her parents gave her cookware, she told me, and I also gave her a gift … Continue reading
This custom starter collection of spices from Savory Spice Shop in Princeton has got to be one of the best gifts I’ve ever thought of. When my niece got married last summer, she’d lived in her parents’ home almost continuously into young adulthood. Her Air Force fiancé was living on Guam, so she flew out to get married, … Continue reading
Ahhh, Easter dinner! It seems ages ago, and I guess it was. I took the trouble to make a rack of lamb, potato galette, and fresh peas with pearl onions.The photo of the meal doesn’t show off the galette well at all, so I include a separate photo of that at the front of this … Continue reading
I can’t take credit for this work of art. It was made by my colleague Marybeth, who decided to try her hand for the first time at making this traditional Italian (and many other cultures’) Easter Bread. I think she was thinking of the larger versions, but after viewing a photo and recipe for smaller, individual, … Continue reading
As I finished preparing dinner one night, I had a sudden inspiration to use up the two egg knot rolls in my freezer. I needed the space! I’d bought the rolls, which are made with eggy brioche dough, with bread pudding in mind, so before I sat down to eat, I took them from the freezer … Continue reading
When was the last time you roasted a whole chicken? I don’t do it nearly as often as I’d like, usually favoring quick preparations with cut-up chicken parts, especially thighs. (Don’t talk to me about boneless, skinless breasts, the bane of my life.) But the mouthwatering photo in the December 16 New York Times Magazine … Continue reading
Oops! is a bit of an understatement for what happened here! No, this was not my mishap, but that of a friend who lovingly prepared a wholesome Mexican lasagna for her family with premium ingredients like organic ground chicken (by the way, I’d love to have the recipe, if you can face looking at it … Continue reading
It was great to do some cooking over the holidays! Here’s a photo roundup of some of the things I enjoyed. Note that I did not make the Panforte myself, that was from Bon Appétit, ditto Baked Alaska from Trader Joe’s (too cute to pass up).
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