Category: What we’re growing, eating, and doing.
Family Style by Peter Som
Peter Som’s Family Style is an inventive and genius cookbook full of family stories (and delicious recipes).
A Review: by Heart: Recipes to Hold Near and Dear by Hailee Catalano
I’m not even sure where I heard or read about this cookbook. It had to be on a “best of 2025” list. Regardless, I want to share about this book today. It deserves to be on a “best of” list for certain. About the book: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Learn to make elevated, professional-quality meals in…
What I’m reading….
If you haven’t noticed, I’m kind of all over the place with my posts recently. There was the retro rant about days gone by and a book slamming review. I’ve also been revisiting old drafts and trying to rework them to see the light of day. I’m reading more and more in the evenings now.…
What in the world?
The photo is the blog’s namesake: Eliot (RIP). I’ve been going down memory lane lately. I hate the way my old posts from ten plus years ago sound. This title, however, sounds like a post from 2012. This is a long rant and I couldn’t come up with anything else.
Holiday Pot Luck and a Movies & Munchies Round-up
Then there were three. I’m hosting Movies & Munchies this month and since it’s a busy time I decided to just do a potluck. You could pick whatever holiday movie suits your fancy—the favorite that the fam watches every year, a classic, or even something from your archives. I love the premise of Movies &…
Herb and Garlic Confit
I’ve been revisiting some recipes from the archives. I usually make a batch of garlic confit every summer after our garlic harvest. It’s really a great recipe to utilize the garlic that might not have been plucked in time and might have the cloves already separating from the neck. This is a great condiment to…
“In My Kitchen” September 2024
We started the month with a movie and a champagne sipping. We are lucky to have an independent, non-profit historic art house theater close by. To celebrate Widow Cliquot, Circle Cinema and a local wine and liquor store hosted a champagne tasting before the film. We were treated to two glasses of Veuve Cliquot. Movie review: We really…
Cookbook Review: Indulge: Delicious and Decadent Dishes to Enjoy and Share by Valerie Bertinelli
I used to watch the Food Network 24-7. Then we got rid of cable about ten years. I really don’t know anything about the stars of that network now. So, while I obviously knew Valerie from my youth and watching her prime time on One Day at a Time, I did not know she hosted so…
“In My Kitchen” August 2024 (and July)
I missed my July post for “In My Kitchen” so I’m combining two months in one today. This photo string is in somewhat chronological order from June and July. You can read about my mint blackberry mint pepper jam here. I didn’t pick quite as many blueberries but I had enough for two batches of jam…
Cook the Books and Movies & Munchies crossover event!
It’s been along time since Cook the Books has had a crossover event. I’m pleased to announce The Secret Life of Bees is both the CTB August/September novel and the Movies & Munchies feature film for September. Plan on joining both groups. Read the 2001 novel by Sue Monk Kidd and bake up a sweet treat. Just…