I know, by the calendar it’s Friday. But my workweek being what it is, this is technically my Thursday. So it’s still a school night. Confused? So am I. I’ve been out of town on business for a couple … Continue reading
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The son and the daughter-in-law called every day from their Hawaii honeymoon. Of an afternoon it was while standing in the Pacific Ocean so I could hear the sound of the surf, and one morning to tell me that they’d … Continue reading
I started out envisioning these as lettuce cups wrapped and tied with scallion greens. I’ve done that before, and actually with some luck, but the idea just didn’t work here. The filling I’d used in the past, made with home-made … Continue reading
It’s hot. Hot enough that the thought of turning on anything that generates heat, including a shower, is out of the question. When I was in Florence with the daughter about this time last summer, I would take 2 or … Continue reading
Being a solitary cook, I had several shrimp left over from the Cambodian-Style Spring Rolls, along with some dipping sauce. Perfect salad ingredients. I finely shredded some beautiful red cabbage and diced up some cucumber, scallions, and cilantro. I … Continue reading
Saturday’s sandwich is actually going to be Sunday’s because I spent most of yesterday at a local lovely cooking store doing demonstrations of various pasta-making equipment. Which gave rise to an inspiration for Sunday dinner plus leftovers, which as we … Continue reading
It’s been a long week. I have a large class Friday night, and the first day of recipe testing on Saturday. Lots of ducks to get in a row, and it’s taken longer than I expected. Dinner tonight had to … Continue reading
Oh, baby it’s cold outside! I put the dogs out into a backyard full of 5-degrees of coldness. I’ll put practically anything between two slices of bread and call it a sandwich, but today it’s going to have … Continue reading
The Solitary Cook 