Someone's in the Kitchen

And running around the rest of the house as well. The life in my food, the food in my life, my life in food. My life is food? Eh, you get the idea.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

It's been a busy week

It's been a little crazy around here. The boy is done with school, so we have been thisclose all week. Monday we went to a friend'...

Monday, May 26, 2008

Not really a TWD

I have no good excuse. I just got busy, overwhelmed, and a little intimidated. I really was going to make the brioche dough. I have a hea...

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Oy

It's the weekend, and it's a holiday weekend to boot. So that means I'm overwhelmed, running around crazy, and, oh wait, that...

Friday, May 23, 2008

Another edition of "big bag 'o veggies"

And this week we have: the last of the season's ramps, parsnips, grey shallots, French breakfast radishes, eggplant, and mint. I know...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

An interesting phenomenon

I've discovered an interesting phenomenon. I can't just "cook" anymore. As I'm making something for dinner (tonight ...

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

My first TWD attempt

Ok, here's what I've learned about posting pictures. You have to put them in the post first. In reverse order. Because they land ...

Monday, May 19, 2008

Last Friday's big bag 'o veggies

Here's what we got: chives, cantaloupe (organic, not so local), crimini mushrooms, rhubarb, carrots, and asparagus. Here's what I...

Playing around with pictures.

I'm just trying to figure out how to add photos. You know, to make my pages all color-like and pretty. I may use photos of other peopl...

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Mmmmm. I love rhubarb.

In my amazing bag '0 veggies, I found rhubarb this week. I really like rhubarb. I love the tart taste. I love the slightly stringy te...

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Supporting the girl's school tastes lousy

I am the first to admit it. I am a baking snob. I rarely, if ever, use mixes. I don't waste my calories on cakes from mixes. Baking ...

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

In which I steal a recipe and add it to my stash

In my bag 'o veggies last week, there was spinach. Now, I like spinach. My husband likes spinach. The boy will occasionally eat a cer...

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Tuesdays with Dorie

I just joined a fabulous group. It's called Tuesdays with Dorie. It's all based on a cook book (previously mentioned) called Bakin...

Monday, May 12, 2008

Back to the bag 'o veggies

This week's offerings: ramps, asparagus, sunchokes, spinach, scallions, and sorrel. Quite a bit of alliteration at the end there. I...

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy happy Mother's Day to all of my mom friends. All in all, it was a pretty good day. It started with a lovely hand drawn card from...

Saturday, May 10, 2008

It has been brought to my attention

Clearly, I am not as clever as I thought I was. Or I am equally as clever as many other people on the internet. There are a number of blog...

Friday, May 09, 2008

Ramps, they're not just for parking anymore

Ok, that's an Iowa reference. For some reason, at the University of Iowa, parking garages are called parking ramps. And that's how...

Thursday, May 08, 2008

I am definitely appreciating those teachers

It's teacher appreciation week. I love teachers. I was a seventh grade teacher until I gave it all up for the the glamor of motherhood...

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

The next item from the big bag o veggies

Last night I used some of the spinach that we received. I made a casserole that had a crust of hash browned potatoes, then a layer of turke...

Monday, May 05, 2008

The "good" idea

So a few weeks ago I signed up to receive a shipment of "fresh and organic" vegetables every Friday. I read about it in Chicago M...

Saturday, May 03, 2008

This is only a test

It's the first entry of my new blog. I've been considering writing about the things I cook for a while. But I'm always afraid ...

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Jules Someone: I'm your average home cook. I love to bake and have someone else do the dishes. I feel like I'm always in the kitchen. My two kids and husband demand to be fed on a daily basis. Go figure.

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