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Cookbook Coming Along Nicely!

Since Christmas, THE COOKBOOK, as yet unnamed, has been my principal focus.  I've been promising for years to get my recipes..... the savory, breakfast, lunch and dinner variety..... down for folks, knowing that it would be a grueling endeavor.  Is is, has been, and continues to be.  But grueling doesn't mean I haven't enjoyed most of the process.       Megan came back to push me... Caleb came back to initiate the computerization of it... Carrie came back to ... [Continue Reading]

So, What Do You Do in the Winter?

In the foyer of Sarah Sweetwater's home in Elko, Nevada, this display has a prominent position, mixed in with hundreds, maybe even thousands, of art pieces she has collected through the years. Her cookstove,  brilliant turquoise in color, is part of her unsubdued decorous aesthetic.   What fun it is to explore her home!  You can BET that her couch doesn't "match" the varied displays she has on her walls, on her shelves, and perched eloquently throughout her rooms.  Part of my annual ... [Continue Reading]

Farm to Fork

With Buff and Claudine back, we've instituted weekly farm dinners.  We decide when we're finished with one, what the next will be.  I have to say that "The  Great British Baking Show" inspired one of our themes....  they were required to make some form of dessert with phyllo dough, that they had to make themselves.   When I was a kid, my mom talked of her friend making baklava.... rolling the dough by hand.  The concept must have gone over my head, because I'd never even thought I wanted to make ... [Continue Reading]