I Absolutely love hazelnuts and have wanted to try baking with hazelnut flour for about forever, but I’ve always held off on it as the stuff is OMFG expensive. Anyway, I took the plunge and bought a couple pounds of the stuff last week and used it for the first time today mixed 50/50 withContinue reading “Hazelnut Flour”
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One Day At A Time
The sky’s dark and overcast. The weather’s cold. There’s a pandemic on. Got a friend on chemo. I don’t even want to know what our elected and economic “leaders” are up too… But, we’ll get though this thing. I’ve got chicken and rice soup on the stove, oatmeal cookies in the oven, and Charles MingusContinue reading “One Day At A Time”
Pro Tip
Never store a half pound of cayenne pepper, in a glass jar, on a high shelf, in your kitchen. Had to open a few windows this morning…
Squash Soup
I’m not much for soups during the warm season, but when the temps start to drop give me all the soups, stews, and soup-ish braises that you’ve got. I picked up a butternut squash from a trust box on a recent ride and turned it into squash-apple soup today using a recipe from Martha StewartContinue reading “Squash Soup”
Ate Cauliflower. Didn’t Die.
Some people are just not cauliflower people and I am one of those people. But, this recipe looked interesting as I’m trying to eat healthier and to switch to a mostly vegetarian diet. I thought roasting cauliflower might negate my objections to the vegetable and give me something meaty to chew on. It worked. It’sContinue reading “Ate Cauliflower. Didn’t Die.”
The Lazy Reconnoiter 