Last Friday was shopping day. I usually go on Friday mornings–before the weekend crowds but after the shelves have been freshly stocked. Luckily Trader Joe’s opens at 8AM, and since there had been a dusting of snow the night before I had the store mostly to myself. It’s my equivalent of being a kid in … Continue reading
As food goes, so goes my life, or maybe that’s the other way around. My lack of posts this week is indicative of my lack of cooking–more generally a result of my lack of time to do anything. My school-aged kids have had this week off from school, and between trying to remember to feed … Continue reading
I have been having so much fun cooking and taking pictures of it, and writing this blog that little else has been getting done around here lately. Add to that the fact that my husband was out of town (having a little retreat from our usual chaos), which prevented me from doing any serious reading, … Continue reading
Yesterday we received our second preschool rejection letter and I was pretty disappointed. It was easier for me to get into grad school than it is to get our 2 1/2 year old in to a preschool for next fall. My husband and I are both exasperated at this whole process of applications, interviews, and observations that … Continue reading
I’ve been totally obsessed with poached eggs lately. This was a problem since I didn’t actually know how to poach an egg, so I asked my friend Edward, the chef at Holy Cross Monastery, how he poaches eggs. I’ve been practicing his technique in my own kitchen and I am happy to share what I’ve learned … Continue reading
Gastromomica 