Let’s just all be escapists and take a break to peek into some kitchens with some friends.
Honestly, I’ve got no new gadgets or new unique culinary ingredients for February’s post. Nada.
I can update you on the greenhouse veggies…
The greens, radishes, and carrots are slowly growing and I should harvest some of that chard soon. The chard may overtake every thing. 
It is nice to go harvest cilantro when I need it.
It shouldn’t be too much longer and we will have to transplant tomato seedlings.
I can share some new recipes…
I decided to try to bake my way out of the February blues one weekend. It was somewhat successful.
I had some pears that were getting almost beyond use so I made some pear donuts. The recipe can be found here. They were supposed to have a crumb topping which I decided to omit because of laziness. I would absolutely recommend the topping. These needed some more sweetness. Or, I would use a sweetened yogurt in the recipe, not plain.
Apparently, I have enough frozen pumpkin puree in the freezer to last an eternity. So, on this same weekend I decided to make some pumpkin brownies. There’s a million recipes out there but I tried this one. This was another almost fail. As I poured the chocolate batter into the pan to layer with the pumpkin mixture, I thought it looked so silky. As soon as I popped them in the oven (and actually, they were in the oven for about 6 minutes), I noticed that the flour mixture was still on the cabinet. I quickly pulled them out, dumped all of the contents into a bowl, and mixed in the flour. As I am writing this, they are baking. We shall see.
So, they came out delicious but crumbly. More R&D is needed. (The Hubs loved these though.)
I can share some new foodie reads…
Now to share some upcoming foodie reads….Cook the Books has announced the next four selections:
- April/May 2022: Taste by Stanley Tucci (hosted by Deb at Kahakai Kitchen)
- June/July 2022: A Cook’s Tour by Anthony Bourdain (hosted by Claudia at Honey from Rock)
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August/September 2022: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (hosted by me)
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October/November 2022: Cooking with Fernet Branca by James Hamilton-Paterson (hosted by Simona at briciole)
You can read more about these selections here.
Otherwise, I wish you all peace, blessings, health, and happiness.
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