I was a very lucky girl last year and received the incredible gift of a Vitamix Professional Series 750 blender. The Vitamix is the ultimate in home blenders, and exists in a class by iteself that is lightyears ahead of blenders like the Ninja Professional. Don’t get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with the…
Author: Erika
Remembering Don Pie (Mincemeat)
On November 29, 2018, my best friend’s father, Don Beebe, passed away. Don, whom I have known since I was 11 years old, was just two weeks shy of his 88th birthday. Don introduced me to mincemeat pie as a child, something he baked every holiday season. So, with an extra helping of nostalgia,…
Bilbo’s Seed Cakes
“Come along in, and have some tea!” he managed to say after taking a deep breath. ‘A little beer would suit me better, if it is all the same to you, my good sir,” said Balin with the white beard. “But I don’t mind some cake – seed-cake, if you have any.” “Lots!” Bilbo found himself…
Life, Love and Lemons
Hello, Friends! I have decided after some deliberation to move my cooking blog to a different site and to keep this space for other topics. This week, I officially launced Life, Love and Lemons. If you are interested in my recipes, please go and check it out, and if you would like to receive my…
Spicy Shrimp Tacos with Creamy Avocado Sauce
Tacos have historically been considered a kind of street food, that came out of the taquerías in working class Mexican neighborhoods. Having come to the US in early in the 20th century, the taco has recently burst onto the scene in even the poshest of restaurants and have even inspired a whole slew of memes…
Vulture & Chickens on Memorial Day
Vulture is readying herself to leave us. I am very sad about this. She and Briggi are my last two remaining hens from my very first flock in 2013. All this year she has been showing signs of her advancing age. This spring, Briggi recommenced the laying of eggs just as she always has. Vulture…
I Love Sunday
Today was a beautiful day. It began early with my husband, Andrew, insisting (over his doctor’s admonition) on running in a half marathon a mere two days after oral surgery that involved a bone graft. He completed it in 1:46:05 at a pace of 8:05 per mile, a personal best for him in the half…
Chickens on 5/4/2018
The little girls are growing up 🙂
Our New Flock of Chicks
I got my first flock of chickens in the late fall of 2013 when we bought our little farmette. At the time, the goal was to have an abundant supply of free range, organic eggs from hens who enjoyed their lives. Little did I know how very endearing and charismatic these quirky little girls…
Champagne Tarragon Salad with Chicken and Toasted Almonds
Last night I dreamed of tarragon again. Really. But I also just finished reading Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, so in my mind tarragon and Manderley are intertwined and together they inspired my new favorite salad. I only wish I were eating it beneath the chestnut tree by the sea. Tarragon is the star of this recipe…
