Weekends in the Kitchen and Beyond
It must have been about 20 years ago by now. I was sitting at a tiny cafe table at the famous Café du Monde in the French Quarter of New Orleans. It was very early in the morning when the town was still quiet and only a few people were winding their way through the […]
I have been itching to bake another honey cake before the winter is over. I associate wintertime baked goods with honey and spice, so regardless of whether that makes any sense or not, I thought of another baking mission for myself. My mission this time was to find a gluten-free honey cake to take to […]
These cookies beautifully exemplify the rugged roots of Polish culture from centuries ago–or at least my exotic view of it. They are crunchy, gritty, and sharp-tasting. They are not very sweet, although a lot of honey goes into them. I can imagine munching on them after a long, exhausting trek through snowy, mountainous terrain. No […]
Yesterday, there was another impressive event for moongazers. We witnessed a Blue Moon–the second full moon in January, a Supermoon, and a lunar eclipse. Whew. Check out the Super Blue Moon Guide for all the details. We weren’t quite able to capture the eclipse on film in our neck of the woods, but we still had […]
I have a stack of food magazines a mile high with so many interesting recipes. While they look fun to try out, what I’ve found is that most people, most of the time prefer food that doesn’t go too far out on a limb. Since cake was on my mind (yet again), I thought I […]