We are having a fence installed in our backyard. It’s been very hot, and it seems like the least we can do is have some drinks in… Read more “Turkey chili verde”
Author: Sarah
Chocolate peanut butter cake
My birthday is coming up in about a week and last weekend we had a shared family birthday celebration with my parents and cousins. I volunteered to… Read more “Chocolate peanut butter cake”
More Weeknight Dinners
I’ve referenced the excellent cookbook Keepers in the past and recently I had another flip through it to source some new-to-me dinner ideas. All of the recipes I’ve… Read more “More Weeknight Dinners”
Zucchini & Ricotta Galette
Had you hoped I would stop making things from Smitten Kitchen, a website you may in all likelihood already follow? I am sorry to tell you today… Read more “Zucchini & Ricotta Galette”
Mom’s Birthday Menu
This weekend my husband and I hosted a family gathering in honor of my mother’s 75th birthday. 75! It’s strange that 75 almost barely qualifies as “old”… Read more “Mom’s Birthday Menu”
Ovenless
My oven is fine, so you know. It’s just that I can’t stand to use it this time of year. For a number of somewhat boring reasons… Read more “Ovenless”
Ina Garten’s Irish Soda Bread
I’ve made proper soda bread for this blog before but this has come to be my favorite version, and this one is tarted up with currants, butter and… Read more “Ina Garten’s Irish Soda Bread”
Roasted Spring Vegetables and Couscous
Hi! Please note the use of the word “spring” in the post title. It’s been spring since late March by the calendar but it snowed here on Sunday morning,… Read more “Roasted Spring Vegetables and Couscous”
Best Almond Cake
I’m still in an America’s Test Kitchen rut, this time with their Best Almond Cake. It’s from the same episode as the British-Style Currant Scones. (Free registration is… Read more “Best Almond Cake”
ATK British-Style Currant Scones
As I’ve mentioned before I have a scone-specific obsession. On our trips to Ireland I insist on packing myself full of scones and of course they vary… Read more “ATK British-Style Currant Scones”
