“A box without hinges, key, or lid,Yet golden treasure inside is hid.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit There are wonderful recipes in the blogosphere. (I'd like to think some of them are in my archives.) But, the flipside of all this culinary wisdom is the novice cook, who really doesn't want to make pavlovas or braided… Continue reading Boiled-egg stash
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Speed-of-light baked beans
“She felt as heavy as a sack of beans. But then, a sack of beans never got embarrassed or did stupid balloon tricks in front of other sacks of beans or forgot to lock the bathroom door. Come to think of it, life was easy for all the beans of the world." Jodi Lynn Anderson,… Continue reading Speed-of-light baked beans
Dinner-in-15 pasta
For parents of school-aged children, May is the new December. Here is a freshened-up version of my On Vacation Pasta Salad to get you through. This speedy bowl is filled with gluten-free fettuccine, corn, red peppers and zucchini -- all in a hummus sauce. I was in such a hurry the hummus container was still… Continue reading Dinner-in-15 pasta
Spicy butternut squash soup
“Roses and violets from summer gardens, sun-drenched Sicilian lemons squeezed of their juice and mingled with juniper from the frozen north. Saffron threads and gold leaf from the Indies waited to be turned into something magical." Laura Madeleine, "The Confectioner's Tale For days, it has been hovering near 90, too hot to even sit properly… Continue reading Spicy butternut squash soup
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 