“Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.” James Beard, American cook There's something about really good bread that just makes it seem as if all is right in the world. That's reason enough to make some this weekend. See the tiny specks… Continue reading Daily bread
Tag: simple food
Spoon-free oatmeal
"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." -- Benjamin Franklin, American founding father In my perfect world, we would not be getting up before dawn every weekday. But, we are -- and that means breakfast has to be simple. Really simple. In the winter, I have oatmeal. In… Continue reading Spoon-free oatmeal
Dial-it-back pea soup
“...you will still find people who believe that soup will cure any hurt or illness and is no bad thing to have for the funeral either.” John Steinbeck, East of Eden Holidays seem to be all about more. When they're over, I like to clear the slate. I do some extra cleaning. I dejunk. I pare… Continue reading Dial-it-back pea soup
‘Country Boy’ griddle cakes
"Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle. When the sun's coming up, I got cakes on the griddle." John Denver, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" There is food and there is food. I'm pretty sure, when John Denver sang so delightfully of "cakes on the griddle," he wasn't talking… Continue reading ‘Country Boy’ griddle cakes
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 