Healthy food, fresh ingredients, simple reci[es

A friend of my sister is planning a trip to Ireland.

It was a busy week, as they all are, but with a bit more variety (and tragedy).

First, a disclaimer: I was tending the stove; keeping the home fires burning and all that rot.

The Babes went all the way to New Zealand for this month's bread.

May those who Love us, love us.

Sometimes misinformation has nothing whatsoever to do with misunderstanding the language.

Spicy Sausage Ravioli, Chicken Spinach Ravioli

I have to admit, much as I may grumble about getting up in the middle of the night to throw another log on the fire, having a wood stove for heat is simple.

It was a sunny, fairly warm day today and I spent it working outside.

Risotto with Chicken Livers, Madeira and Sage

Carl Sagan once said: “If you want to make an apple pie from scratch you must first create the universe.

Back in the beginning of time, I was eating the absolutely fabulous, outrageously expensive Jamón Ibérico de Bellota in a restaurant in Spain, carefully trimming the fat as was my habit at the time.

Venison Braised in Red Wine with Shallots and Mushrooms

Those of you who have been meditating in a Tibetan monastery may have missed the fact that I recently had a recipe published in the Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook.