Category Archives: Comfort Food
Egg Salad
Yesterday was my mother-in-law Barb’s birthday. We had her over to celebrate; the girls and I prepared an English tea, which was SO fun! There were cream biscuits with jams and lemon curd, fresh local cherries, cucumber sandwiches and egg … Continue reading
Jane’s Hippie Coleslaw
You may wonder, if you know me, how it has come to be that I am writing about coleslaw. I consider myself someone that doesn’t even like coleslaw. I have avoided it ever since I was a kid. Maybe it’s … Continue reading
Potato Kale Soup (Soupe de Legumes)
I brought home some kale the other day. I was planning on either making a kale salad, or maybe sauteed kale for a side dish. But somehow I got the craving for soup instead, so I looked up “potato kale … Continue reading
Banana Bread
I have been using this recipe for years, and although I do some experimenting with other banana bread recipes on occasion, I keep coming back to this one. I got the recipe from my friend Marivic. I remember the day … Continue reading
Sourdough Waffles
It started snowing here this morning, which is rare for November in Seattle. The girls stared longingly outside, wishing for a snow day. I mean, why wouldn’t they, with a whopping 1/16th of an inch accumulated, and nothing sticking on … Continue reading
Cornelia’s Pumpkin Pie
Growing up, pumpkin pie was a big deal around our house. It was kind of legendary… well, to us anyway. Every Thanksgiving my mom would make 5 or 6 pumpkin pies, along with all the other traditional fare, and we … Continue reading
Flaky All Butter Pie Crust, Made By Hand
Okay, so, there are a million pie crust recipes out there, and a million different techniques. And a million different opinions. Most pie crust recipes pretty much have the same ingredients and same amounts, with very little variation. Flour, salt, … Continue reading
Millie’s Fruit and Oat Cookies
I got this recipe from my friend Clark (also part of “music night”, where I got to try Elisa’s fabulous ginger molasses cookies). It was originally a chocolate chip cookie recipe from NYT Cooking, and when I made it as … Continue reading
Chewy Molasses Cookies with Fresh Ginger
I never thought molasses cookies would become one of my favorite kinds of cookies, but then there was this time when getting together with friends to play music together, that Elisa brought some very magical cookies. Elisa’s cookies were so … Continue reading
Matthew’s Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies
There are several cookie tins on top of our fridge, and one of them almost always contains these chocolate chip cookies. This recipe is Alton Brown’s “The Chewy”. There was a lot of excitement over this cookie several years ago. … Continue reading
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