On Monday I posted about my good friend Florence’s Impossible Pie recipe. I got home tonight with a few minutes to spare before the Blond and Brunette’s expected arrival so (rather than my usual ritual of surveying my clean house and enjoying the quiet for a few moments with Carl), I set to work putting … Continue reading
I love love love my friend Florence. She can turn a bad day into a good one almost without exception. Many times in the past eight years we’ve worked together I’ve wandered to Florence’s office, full of woe about something or other, and she has, in 10 minutes or less, made it all better. Everyone … Continue reading
The ECBF and I got into pressure cooking a couple years ago when I started eating a more paleo diet. We love the pressure cooker, especially in the winter – there are so many great things to make in it, hearty soups and stews, quick roasts, yummy chicken – you name it. What I never … Continue reading
When I bought this house of mine I didn’t have a man and two kids. It was the perfect little house for little ol’ me. Well, cut to a few years later, and the blonde and the brunette and the ECBF are a part of this household now and well… we’re outgrowing this place by … Continue reading
I read a really great post today at i am baker. She blogged about the 8 food blog trends that have to stay. All of them are excellent and should stick around however, none of them are things I presently do. Uh oh. So… here’s my Louis Riel Day Resolution: I will learn to incorporate at … Continue reading
Ever wonder about the origins of Black Forest Cake? No, me neither. BUT – I’m going to tell you anyway. Our good friends at wikipedia explain that: The cake is named not directly after the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) mountain range in southwestern Germany but rather from the specialty liquor of that region, known as Schwarzwälder Kirsch(wasser) and distilled from … Continue reading
