Oh decadence! Veterans Day provided not only a chance for reflection but also a rare day free from the classroom. So what to do with this open period of time? The answer was easy, dinner party.
I have wanted to have my colleagues Roxanna and John over, but time is always an issue. I phoned them [...]
Posted November 12, 2007 by TowerGirl
Categories: Kitchen. Tags: avocado, avocados, dinner, fish, fish tacos, friends, Homemade, Meals, party, taco, tacos. One Comment.
Like all well bred women, my mother always told me not to play with my food. However, as we get older we realize that sometimes ignoring the rules is just as important as, generally, following them. Food is fun. It has wonderful tastes, smells, colors, and textures. Something with so many wonderful attributes is just [...]
Posted September 9, 2007 by TowerGirl
Categories: Kitchen. Tags: bacon, breakfast, butter, butterworth, egg, egg yolk, food, french toast, fun, Homemade, maple syrup, Meals, mrs butterworth, pancake, pancakes, smiley, syrop, waffles, weekend, weekend breakfast, young, young at heart, yummy. 2 Comments.
My wonderful neighbor, Wendy, went berry picking and dropped me off a large container with luscious, fresh blueberries and raspberries. I decided to try a bit of an experiment and use the batter for one my favorite cakes with the berries. The result was this heavenly sour cream berry bread.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and [...]
Posted July 29, 2007 by TowerGirl
Categories: Kitchen. Tags: blueberries, blueberry, bread, breakfast, Homemade, Meals, quick bread, raspberry, raspeberries, snack, sour cream, sour cream bread, sour cream cake, sweet bread, Sweets. 2 Comments.
My beloved husband went off on a Boy’s Adventure Weekend. This left me with the entire house and kitchen to myself. When this happens, I become a bit like a mad scientist left alone in my laboratory. So, it was just me, the cats, and that most dangerous invention, Food Network. After some house work, [...]
Posted July 1, 2007 by TowerGirl
Categories: Kitchen. Tags: cheap wine, cold cucumber soup, cold soup, cold treats for hot days, emeril, food network, Homemade, Kitchen, lunch, Meals, pinot grigio, salad nicoise, soup, summer, sweltering heat, twin fin, wine. 3 Comments.
Like so many women, there are days when my desire for chocolate is nearly overwhelming. However, perhaps because I am a tad high maintenance, my cravings are not satisfied by a mere candy bar. When I crave chocolate I want something rich, decadent, and freshly baked, I want chocolate cake.
When one of these cravings coincided [...]
Posted June 17, 2007 by TowerGirl
Categories: Kitchen. Tags: cake, chocolate, chocolate cake, chocolate craving, chocolate frosting, chocolate ganache, chocolate glaze, cravings, Dessert, ganache, Homemade, joy of cooking, Kitchen, Meals, rich chocolate, strawberries, summer, Sweets. One Comment.
My computer geek husband, who I do adore, joined a Flickr photo group called Friday Food Fiesta. A new theme is announced every Friday, and everyone contributes a single photo that illustrates that theme. The first themes he contributed to were burgers and pizza, but when salads came up, he needed help. Luckily for him, [...]
Posted May 20, 2007 by TowerGirl
Categories: Kitchen. Tags: dinner, flickr, gorgeous spring, grilled pineapple, Homemade, lobster, mandarin orange, Meals, photo group, pineapple, pink martini, salad, salads, spring, spring mix, steak, surf n turf, vinaigrette, zumanity. One Comment.
My favorite place to eat in all of New Hampshire is LA Burdick’s in Walpole. It’s a chocolate shop and cafe and I’ve never had anything there that isn’t sinfully delicious. We took my mother-in-law there for Mother’s Day this year. We started the meal with their delightful cheese plate. This featured four cheeses in [...]
Posted May 13, 2007 by TowerGirl
Categories: Kitchen. Tags: burdick, burdick's, burdicks chocolate, cafe, cake, chocolate, chocolate frappe, cooked rare, desert, Dining Out, frappe, hazelnut-orange cake, lunch, main street, Meals, new hampshire, salad nicoise, steak frites, Sweets, walpole, walpole nh. 2 Comments.