So much for Thanksgiving being the lone holiday that's not bastardized by consumerism. Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. I love the focus on food and family and friends. It's the one time of year we embrace cooking real food and sharing it with the people we love. … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Sell Out
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Thanksgiving Menu
It's almost Thanksgiving, and I haven't finalized my menu yet. Other than cranberry sauce and the fennel gratin my friend Kim turned me on to, I have no idea what I'm serving. That means I haven't shopped for groceries yet. That means I'll be elbowing my way through the macaroni … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Menu
Pantry Staples
I like to cook. I like to eat. I cook pretty often for my family and friends, and some people wonder how I manage to do it. For starters, nothing I cook is fancy or complicated. I believe in homecooked food that is simple and simply tasty. I don't make my own marshmallows or … [Read more...] about Pantry Staples
Kerrygold is at the End of the Rainbow
We like to think we live in somewhat of a rainbow hued world, with Mac Daddy's German/Bohemian roots and my Indian heritage. We all match different colors in the Crayola box of multicultural crayons. Mac Daddy, Bird, Deal, and I are a veritable rainbow of skin tones that tell a … [Read more...] about Kerrygold is at the End of the Rainbow
Blog Action Day – My Kitchen Table
Every night my family sits at the table for dinner. It is a well loved table we bought from an antiques dealer at the flea market. We have distressed black chairs that we found at the flea market at a different stand. I love that the table and chairs are not matchy-matchy. The … [Read more...] about Blog Action Day – My Kitchen Table
Bird’s Bento – Wordless Wednesday
Lawry’s, It’s what’s for dinner.
I love to putz in the kitchen. I make up recipes and mostly follow my nose and instinct. I don't own measuring spoons and I define everything by pinches and dollops and tishes. When The Motherhood asked me to join with other Raleigh bloggers to create a Labor Day holiday grill … [Read more...] about Lawry’s, It’s what’s for dinner.