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Last weekend, quite unexpectedly, became a peach canning weekend. Our sweet neighbor Emily has peach trees in her back yard and they are starting to drop their ripe fruit. They are dropping far more fruit than she can use. So, … Continue reading →

Today’s recipe finds its origins in my (actually, Raven’s) cookbook Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan. I love this cookbook, by the way. The recipes are sensible, tasty, and not too fiddly. Raven got this cookbook and I got the … Continue reading →

I ended up cooking again tonight. No rest for the newly-appointed primary cook I suppose. I had a pack of chicken breasts plus a single chicken breast in the freezer and a bag of mushrooms in the fridge, so I … Continue reading →

Tonight’s dinner was Yummy Pork Noodle Casserole, a recipe I found on allrecipes.com. There was half of the pork loin left over from last night, so I went online to find a recipe that would use it up. Casseroles appeal … Continue reading →

Today’s dinner was inspired by the fact that I found a pork loin in the freezer a few days ago and put it into the fridge to thaw, and today it was finally ready to cook. Since Raven has been … Continue reading →

Hello all, Valah here. So, Raven got a full time job as a college Instructor! Hooray! This full time job means that he will be getting home around 10pm Monday through Thursday, which means that I will be the one … Continue reading →

Valah here. Today, for the first time ever, I made crepes. Why has this taken me so long?? Crepes are quick and easy and really tasty! Somehow I have been intimidated by their thinness, their delicacy. But there is really … Continue reading →