by Toni | Aug 1, 2022 | Be Simple, Come Home, Everyday Enchantments
Have you ever opened a book, heard the author’s voice as she speaks to you for the first time and thought: “I know her! We must have spent time in my kitchen together. Or…she must be reading my mind!”? It was just this way for me when I opened Tamar Adler’s An...
by Toni | Jan 16, 2022 | Be Simple, Let's Eat, Live Green
If you have been reading along these nearly six years (Oh my!), you’ve come to expect the winter posts to feature at least a few recipes that rely on stored and frozen vegetables and meat. These are the lean months of the year, when gardens are dormant and grocery...
by Toni | Feb 27, 2019 | Let's Eat, Meat Masterpieces
Well, I was putting my monthly recipe of bone broth into the slow cooker near the first of the month when I noticed a sort of tired look on my husband’s face. “What now?” I asked. “I thought bone broth was one of your favorites.” “It’s okay,” he said, semi-whiny....
by Toni | Jan 30, 2019 | Come Home, Everyday Enchantments, Let's Eat
My friend Teresa Kennedy makes the best fish soup I have ever tasted, hands down. It is the dish always requested when our group of friends (That would be the Mermaids, BTW.) gets together for food, fun and frolic. Her fish soup is rich, balanced and comforting, not...
by Toni | Feb 19, 2018 | Let's Eat, Vegetables
By February, I am continually taking stock of what is left in my freezer. The time has come to stop hoarding and start using. My freezer contents were the main inspiration behind this soup, but it was also a valentine for my sweetie. If you asked Don to name his...
