More Pasta Making
My first attempt at ravioli was, I admit, a disaster. But you learn from trying what you need to do the next time. And you also learn from reading what…
Cooking
Update: expanding my pasta making
I’ve just ordered a pasta extruder – the Marcato “Regina” pasta machine, which I expect to arrive in another week. This will allow me to make hollow pasta types like…
Late Spring Pastas
I’m still working on a formula for the perfect pasta dough, trying different mixes of flour and other ingredients to get both the best consistency and taste. And to experiment…
Making Pasta
Last year I decided to start making my own pasta. Seems a natural extension of my bread making. But it took several months before I could get started, what with…
And I Am Back
It has been years since I blogged, I have been generally been using FaceBook and the twitters, but I have been finding that these are limited and I need a…
Cooking with Bob Marley, on a snowy winter’s day
The cooking is rocking along to Bob Marley’s mellow groove, on this fine winter’s day. “The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory”…. “There’s a natural mystic blowin’ through the…
Cooking For (With?) Mom: A Sweet Journey! Guest Post
Recently, my relationship with my mother has revolved around a battle of wills that is reminiscent of the “We are SPARTA!” scene from the movie 300. Since she is in…
Leek and potato soup: simple, hearty and delicious
Articles on food and cooking are rare on this blog, but occasionally I like to share some musings on this realm. Food is such an important part of our lives;…
More cooking joy
In the past week I’ve learned how to make nine new dishes – so joyous! Nothing compares to home cooking. Banana bread and zucchini loaf Both gluten-free, scrumptious and super-nutritious:…
Something so basic, yet so different stands between us
You’d think it should be this easy: just take a bread machine, throw in all the ingredients listed in the recipe, push a button, wait, remove loaf and eat. Yum.…
Now That’s Cooking
Cynthia had never mastered all of the culinary arts, despite her self-styled title of “Sauciest Chef in the West.” Her ragouts were a disaster and her inability to get a…
Mens sana in corpore sano: a sound mind in a healthy body
Mens sana in corpore sano: a sound mind in a healthy body – a very good motto that is. The saying comes from the Roman Juvenal, and it applies as…
Politics Isn’t Complicated: It’s Not Chess, It’s Cooking
People over-complicate things. And politics is one of those things. It isn’t complicated. It’s about the sum of personal relationships between many people guided by leadership, churned by passion, and…
The Single Life of Cooking – Creamy Spinach Chicken
Lactose intolerant? Can’t eat gluten? Want something healthier that’s still tasty, but LOVE creamy stuff? Try replacing your creams and milks with coconut milk. You’ll still get a creaminess to…