Sorry folks, no recipe or post this week. I'm hard at work doing a little refresh on my blog, even adding a few hand-crafted items to sell, so please stay tuned -- I'm hoping MDB 2.0 will be ready very soon. And in case I haven't mentioned it lately, thanks for tuning in each week - I appreciate your support! P.S. if you like this cute illustration, you're in good company. My artist hubby created it for author Stephen King and it's still one of my faves :) ...
If you cook, you probably collect recipes from magazines, blogs and friends. I have oodles of notes and clippings that I periodically go through to decide which I still like, and I recently came across a post from Daniel Gritzer at Serious Eats regarding cold-poaching, so today’s the day to try it! But a little backstory first….
(Field Trip Fridays capture interesting, fun, food-related and/or fishing adventures that I like to share with you!) 2015 was the first time I heard about Sarasota County’s selection of Orphan Train for its “One Book, One Community” effort, sponsored by the Library system and the Historical Resources department (you might have a similar program in…
“You don’t win friends with salad,” says Homer Simpson. I disagree! I adore salad and actually have lots of friends who love it, too. Heck, I’ve even started new friendships over salad! Fresh salad is awesome – tender greens, crisp veggies, something crunchy like toasted nuts or bacon, maybe grilled salmon or chicken or some…
I love the inspiration for this blog post, which was originally published October, 2015. It’s a fitting time to re-circulate it, since southwest Florida is coming into its growing/harvesting season after a long, hot summer, and farmer’s markets are in full swing. So, I’m looking forward to seeing all the wonderful things growers are harvesting…
