Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme Three different kinds of flour. Four different herbs. Sunflower seeds. And a bottle of beer. And voila — bread! What I love about this recipe is how easy it was to make. No rising necessary. And then there’s that kick I got out of pouring […]
Banana-oat muffins
Recipe from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison I really love to bake. Cooking is great, but there’s something more satisfying about baking for me. I get a kick out of watching balls of dough turn into crispy cookies, or a pan of risen dough brown into a soft, […]
I’m a little teapot…
…short and stout So what do you give a cat lover who drinks way too much tea? If you’re my mom, you give me this very cool teapot. One that’s functional as well as artsy. I never imagined myself as a teapot type of gal before, but when you’re putting […]
Recovery
Ornaments on my mother’s tree My mom is feeling better. Slowly. And I narrowly averted the nasty flu after being surrounded by her and Scott for two straight days. Of course, I’m knocking on wood while typing this because I know firsthand how easily a person can catch those cooties.
Fa-la-la-la-flu
Merry, merry What they report on the news is true. The flu is infecting everyone. Including my husband and my mom. Unfortunately, mom’s version was a bit more severe, which put us in the Bronson Hospital emergency on Christmas Day. They pumped an IV into her and gave her various […]
Fudged feta bread
Lights in front of the Wrigley Building Today was our team’s day to bring goodies to work. I whipped up a loaf of spinach-feta bread last night, only to have the middle of it fall apart. Too much spinach and feta I guess. Undaunted, I’ll try again tomorrow for Christmas […]
How old are you???
Aunt Nancy’s holiday spread (note the snowmen everywhere) I’m nowhere close to 22. I haven’t been for a while. So my family’s holiday party was raised to the status of must-attend event when this year two of my uncles declared me to look very young. Very young. When Bud, my […]
All hail Excedrin!
Salvation Army Band: Michigan Ave. I gotta tell ya, Excedrin is my saviour. Blasphemy, eh? Well, if you were still churning away under the auspices of some sort of cold-virus thing and were beset by an annoying headache a couple of hours before a party you were really looking forward […]
Pondering stuffiness
Crowds waiting for coffee and bagels at 900 North The best thing about being sick? I finished Wicked in just two days and have already read about three-quarters of Saints of Big Harbour. I’m just glad it wasn’t the flu. That always knocks me out so much that reading and […]