I made this galette for our Labor day mini-feast. It was quite a hit! Light and delightful. The pears really stand up on their own in this one, and the rest of the ingredients are just support. I ended up with much less sugar and … Read More →
Category Archives: Cooking
Blueberry Galette
A little late but here nevertheless… A recipe for blueberry galette, from one found on epicurious: one refrigerated pie crust (although a homemade pie crust would probably be even better ) 3 cups of blueberries, rinsed one half cup of ginger sugar. We used the … Read More →
How I spent the weekend
Having finally gotten somewhat recovered from the cold-of-doom I contracted at camp, I spent the weekend cooking and baking with my darling wife. Together we made our first batch of crackers (easy and oh-so-tasty, plus no high-fructose corn syrup!). And using the starter from camp, … Read More →
Beans, beans, nothing but beans…
My recipe for crockpot cider-baked beans, if you can call these basic guidelines a recipe. I’m just not a big recipe writer, mainly because I never cook things the same way twice. And I don’t usually pay much attention to exact measurements. Update: please see … Read More →
Adventures in cheesemaking
Sunday was such a productive day! Schoolwork, artwork, and lots of fun food-related projects, including – wait for it – cheese! That’s right. Eli and I made our own goats milk ricotta cheese, which I then used to make lasagna for dinner. I feel so … Read More →