When my blog friend Kim, from My Inner Chick, asked for the recipe to my vanilla cupcakes (next to the calla lilies a few posts ago), I knew I couldn’t refuse. Kim champions the cause of battered women (see Violence Unsilenced). She shouts it from the rooftops, actually – after her beloved sister Kay was shot in the head by… Read More
Did you know that cake is a word in French? And that it always denotes something salty? There are endless possibilities for cakes. There are olive cakes, smoked salmon cakes, chicken cakes, savory cakes with chunks of potatoes and carrots. But one of my favorites is lardon cake. Yes, yes there’s that word again. Seriously does not sound desirable in… Read More
I was so depressed this week from gray cold, sick kids, destructive puppies, husband away, I couldn’t even write another blog post after my memoire chapter. I also felt a little vulnerable, you know, and one would hope it would hinder me from exposing myself so publicly in the future, but no – this Monday I’ll be talking about my… Read More
When we lived in Hargeisa, Somaliland, we used to make two batches of – what we called – Somali tea. One was for us, and the second was for all the local workers who liked it about twice as sweet. Of course this tea was what you all know as “chai tea.” But for us it was hot, early morning… Read More
Have I ever showed you our outhouse? Thank goodness we now have a very different usage for it. I dragged myself outside on this gorgeous day to reluctantly deal with the carrots before the first frost comes. I don’t like growing carrots because you have to thin them out when they are tiny sprigs, and that takes forever. So I… Read More
I’ve been feeling pretty raw lately – as you might know if you’re a regular reader – thank you for those of you who follow along. 🙂 So I decided to post something innocuous, like Cream of Mushroom Soup. Not that everyone finds mushrooms innocuous. My children are going to be so excited when they find out what’s for dinner. To get started, take an… Read More
