November 2010
14 posts
October 2010
43 posts
french lentil + feta squash boats
I can’t really get enough of winter squash. The farmer’s markets in our area have just one weekend left before closing up shop for the winter, and I’ve been quite busy the last couple of weeks amassing an impressive stockpile of squash from weekend market runs and generous green-thumbed friends.
But, umm, what to do with all this squash? I’ve been stirring it into...
loving:
+ ogling the goods at Rifle Paper Co.
+ the first sunshine in days. Days!
+ the smell of homemade applesauce simmering on the stove
+ listening to this on repeat
+ elliott’s dry yet hilarious spooky breakfast: “Banana-flavored anything is pretty much the taste of death.”
peter reinhart's whole wheat ciabatta
This post has been a slow starter, since I have no idea how to introduce this bread without gushing a slew of superlatives. Should I complain about the weather instead? It’s raining and boring and ruining all my bike rides. Hmph.
I think I’ll stick to chatting about the bread today.
This ciabatta is awesome. It might be the best bread I’ve ever made. And it’s...
Silent Movies, PETER AND THE WOLF
Keep It Quiet, RA RA RIOT
loving:
+ baked oatmeal straight from the pan
+ new music! Maintenant by Gigi and Echo by the Morning Benders
+ this amazing food diary from Justin Fornal
+ window shopping at Built by Wendy
happy weekend!
I’ll Be On the Water, AKRON/FAMILY
greatestfriend vintage
Window shopping on etsy …
10.21.10
lunch at be’wiched.
1010 project
1. Jacinta Moore
2. Pia Jane Bijkerk
3. Michelle Gow
4. Anabela Carneiro
5. Jacinta Moore
6. Brian W. Ferry
7. Hilda Grahnat
Just saw the 1010 Project website and I can’t stop staring at it. So inspiring! (via the blue hour)
Without a Heart, SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS
...
7/4 (Shoreline), BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
weekend recap
+ a very special first birthday
+ Buddy Guy! Plus a pint-sized blues prodigy!
+ also lots of beer and not so much cooking. Sometimes life works that way.
state fair apple coffeecake
It was a pretty ordinary Wednesday - I had baked and consumed both muffins and scones, I was still in my pajamas, there was a serious flour explosion waiting to get cleaned up in the kitchen - when a friend stopped by with a pan of apple coffee cake. It had won the blue ribbon at the state fair, she said. In the year she was born. Would I like a slice?
Yes, please. Also, I wanted the...
soft pretzels
I felt like embarking on a baking project this afternoon to fill up the gaps in my schedule between bike rides and walks with the dog, but my freezer is already stuffed to the gills with sweet treats and it’s looking like a slippery slope from here to diabetes. So I’m batting for Team Salt today and making pretzels. Boiled in beer, cause I’m a hometown girl at heart, and with...
wish list 10.14.2010
dean accessories (via unruly things)
Airplanes, LOCAL NATIVES
autumn bike ride...
spicy squash and red lentil soup
After a hectic couple of days away from the kitchen and any semblance of a normal routine, I’m back in all my soothing rituals of lounging around in my pajamas and shoving baked goods in my mouth indiscriminately. There is tea in the teapot, a dog napping in a patch of sunlight, Stephane Grapelli on the record player, and this delicious soup (and, of course, coffeecake) in my belly. I...
Make Your Own Kind of Music, MAMAS AND THE PAPAS
...
claudia fleming's gingerbread
Judge me if you like: his cake is in my kitchen and I literally cannot stop eating it. I’m not sure what exactly it is that allures me so - is it the heady combination of beer, molasses, and an obscene amount of ginger? Or the fact that it only gets better with age? I’d better go have another slice and figure it out. This cake is just right for this time of year, too: perfect for...
Summer Crane, THE AVALANCHES
aunties & uncles chickpea salad
Not too long ago, we took a glorious end-of-summer road trip through the east coast, winding our way through DC, NYC, Vermont, Montreal, and Toronto, before surrendering our wanderlust and heading homeward. Also, at that point we were really ready to not be in the car any more. Toronto was the last stop, and since we had lost the desire to ‘sightsee’ after leaving the eastern...
pongal
Sometimes, mornings are rough. Far too often, we have to wake up and face a day filled with deadlines and meetings and tests and phone calls - basically stressors in various guises. No wonder the snooze button is so attractive. I myself tend to be a bit cranky about this whole business of getting out of bed and being a productive member of society, but I find that if I’m willing to look...
avocado pesto pasta
Pesto + avocados = a pasta sauce exponentially more delicious than the sum of its parts.
avocado pesto
Inspired by Chloe Coscarelli. Makes enough to generously sauce one pound of pasta, with plenty left on the plate to sop up with baguette.
a couple big handfuls of fresh basil
1/2 c. toasted, unsalted almonds
2 oz. parmesan cheese, cubed roughly (optional, but recommended)
1 large or...
sunshine on a cloudy day
spelt olive oil crackers
Some things just keep on getting better as they age. Examples: Sophia Loren, wine, these crackers, the White Album, etc. I wasn’t planning on posting about these when I first made them because they were delicious and snappy and very cracker-y, but still too blah to really get excited about. Over the next couple of days, though, their flavor developed and I found myself liking (and...
date oat cookies
Full disclosure: these have no flour or sugar in them. None at all. Not even honey or maple syrup. Don’t go away, though - I promise they’re worth your while.
If you think a sugar-less, flour-less cookie sounds boring, I would agree with you 99% of the time. Most “healthy” cookies tend to taste like cardboard, and generally leave me with an even stronger craving for...
