Weekend Cooking
Ah travel! The food, the sights, the food! For me, a holiday abroad is like a culinary tour — morning, noon and night. But I have to admit that it’s nice to return to home cooking. After our holiday in Tokyo, I was looking forward…
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Summer Cooking
I neglected my Weekend Cooking posts for most of the summer but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t cooking! I had the great fortune of having friends and family staying with us which meant I was able to draft menu plans keeping in mind my guests…
Weekend Cooking
I happily pondered recipes and meals as we spent the weekend with our friend S. S is an omnivore but most days were hot and sultry (i.e. HUMID) and so making cool dishes was top of mind. As mentioned in a previous Weekend Cooking post,…
Weekend Cooking
As I have mentioned before, I love making menus. We had a friend, J, in town from LA and staying with us to attend a wedding, and I immediately peppered her with questions about food preferences. While she is an omnivore, she was making more…
Weekend Cooking
The weekend was a parade of rain clouds and sometimes just clouds. Maybe that was why it was hard to do anything that required too much fussing, as well as fussing over. About every six to eight days, I need to make our dog,…
Weekend Cooking
Some of the most fun I have in the kitchen is when I have focus, or purpose. This may come from concocting something from ingredients I want to use up in the pantry or fridge, or when I have a specific audience to cook for.…
Weekend Cooking
Weekends are my favorite times to cook and bake. I had a burst of productivity and cranked out all sorts of dishes. A friend came over for dinner on Friday night, and relied on making a menu that relied on ingredients on hand (pantry…