Not that Grandma is going to come online and see the birthday wishes, but I thought I would share them with you. I’ll tell you, having a 106 year-old Grandmother who is still sharp changes one’s views of aging significantly. I’ll give Grandma a call today, if she has time to talk to me given […]
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I grew up saying “pimenna” cheese and loved eating it on celery stalks or as pimento cheese sandwiches. Outside the South, it doesn’t exist. I knew Grandma made it, instead of buying the store variety, but I’d never tried until today. Here is, roughly, Grandma’s recipe translated to the Pacific Northwest ingredients. She said she
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I’m not cutting and pasting the actual recipe because, as we all know, that would be a copyright violation BUT I will direct you to the recipe that I use when I make the Garbanzo Salad with Pomegranate Seeds. I make it with and without the cilantro, usually skip toasting the ground cumin, don’t peel the
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I mentioned that at the reading tonight, there would be a specialty cocktail. Rina Weisman, the power behind SF in SF, has given me the recipe to share with you As the inventor, I graciously share the recipe for all: 1 shot Velvet Falernum over ice, fill with a nice champagne, add a dash of
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I made one of those random dinners that I made up with what was in the pantry. It was tasty enough that we all wished it was a recipe and repeatable. Here is what I think I made. 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 small shallot, sliced 1 can artichoke hearts, quartered 3 oz. mushrooms sliced
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After seeing the film Ingredients we decided to finally sign up with a CSA and found one that goes through the winter. Our first CSA box contained: Unsalted Butter, Noris Dairy Eggs, Moonshine Farm Bread, Flour Garden Baking Company Cremini & Portabella Mushroom HoneyCrisp Apples Red Bartlett Pears Yellowstone and Orange Carrots Zephyr Squash Fennel
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By request, here is my mom’s cobbler recipe. 1 cup sugar 1 cup flour 1 stick butter 1 cup milk 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 quart fruit, sweetened to taste Melt butter in deep baking pan. Pour on top of it a batter made of sugar, flour, milk and baking powder. Have ready for it
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Delighted that the gas for our stove had been turned on, I decided to make muffins yesterday. Compared to the stove in NYC, which was quite old and to the 1950s Wedgewood in our house, this oven is massive. It has a smaller external footprint but the interior seems large. Of course, the Wedgewood has
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My short story, First Flight, is up at Tor.com. It has absolutely goooooorgeous art by Pascal Milelli, which looks enough like my actual grandmother that my mom was disappointed that she didn’t have earrings on. Why is it cool that she looks like my grandmother? Because she’s based on Grandma, even if the name isn’t
“First Flight,” free at Tor.com + recipes! Read More »
As small gifts at Christmas, I made homemade Balsamic dark chocolate truffles. This was my first foray into truffle making, so I was surprised by how easy they were to make. They were so easy that I decided to try another recipe from the same site that several reviewers recommended. Tasty, yes. However, it prompted
Meanwhile, back at the ranch… The show I’m working on is in previews and I’m busily doing things like making foam tubes to turn a table into a wrestling ring– that’s hard to explain. I think it makes sense in the context of the show. Maybe… The really interesting bit is that I’ve been making
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I find this utterly charming. Chef Julian is five years old and has his own cooking show. I totally want to try making these cookies, or heck any of his recipes. via Boing Boing.
Big Kitchen With Food: a five-year-old’s cooking show – Boing Boing Read More »
4 cups chopped pears 3 large red peppers 3 large green peppers 1/2 lb. chopped onions (about 1 1/2 cups or 3 medium onions) 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 tablespoon salt 1 cup vinegar Grind or grate each of the first four ingredients into a collander and let drain. Put them in a heavy sauce
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This is mostly so I can find the recipe again. A friend of mine gave me a bag of Thai Iced Tea, which is one of my favorite beverages. I can only have one and early in the day, because I have issues with caffeine, ((More than a half cup of coffemakes me shake, sweat
Friday I had a meeting about a show I’m going to do set design for — one that does not involve any body parts at all — and then… then I had nothing on my calendar. I staggered for a bit, feeling like I had to race somewhere or do something but I didn’t. I
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