Vince’s Sobriety Pie 2022 — celebrating four years of sobriety with berries and plumsI burned a loaf of bread watching the worst Snatch Game in Drag Race history. The Season 14 Queens really stunk it up, and with the exception of one, they ALL were up for elimination in a lip sync smack down. Lesson Learned: do not bake bread during Drag Race. If you smell something burning, it might not be shame and embarrassment.
Happy birthday, Maddy!
We call this a Minnie Mouse cake. New Recipes from the Moosewood Restaurant Cookbook calls it “Perfect Chocolate Cake.” It’s one of those cakes that actually gets better with time.
When Maddy was little, when I was married — I really didn’t know how to cook. Maddy’s interest and mastery gradually spurred mine, and with an explosion of beautiful new cookbooks and cooking resources that include blogs, podcasts, Netflix shows, YouTube videos, a dedicated cable network, social media posts — and of course, Evan Kleiman’s Good Food on KCRW, anyone can learn to cook. preserve, dehydrate, and ferment. Having a Master Food Preserver as a friend and neighbor is a bonus!
First Fiddletown loaves December 2020Beef Stew for cold weather January 2021Used frozen peaches in spring April 2021 A gift pie for my friend Vince May 2021Pizza party August 2021NYC white pizza topped with hot honey August 2021First time dehydrated tomatoes September 2021Our eggs, our bread September 2021Karen taught me applesauce October 2021Cheesey cauliflower slab pie October 2021Dried apple rings October 2021New dressing recipe Thanksgiving 2022Collaborative MIFU hot water crust pie December 2021Apple with gouda crust January 2022Apple Rye Cheddar Hand Pies January 2022
