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I AM

I’m alive, kicking and all that. I’m just somewhat buried under work. Workplace work, house work, me work. Work. Summer gives longer days, so maybe, just maybe I’ll push through and have less work and well…just be. In the meantime, you can expose yourself to small chunks of me-ness via Twitter.

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Recipes

Hot Pot: Chowder Style

The Story I got a new ‘toy’ in the kitchen to play with.  A tasty broth base to be exact.  In thinking about ‘what else would be good in here’ I also was wondering what I could do with some clam meat I had.  While taking inventory in my freezer I saw I had a few nice large scallops.  In the next moments I was thinking I... [Read more of this entry]

Hot Pot

The Story I’m a soup person.  In the cooler months I usually make a pot of soup every week.  I’m certain my Scottish roots play into that, mostly my upbringing.  A well made soup is just hearty and hits the spot.  I lean towards chowders and creamy soups, however, my being diabetic [but not], put a lot of favorites on the Thou Shall... [Read more of this entry]

My Gran’s Shortbread

The Story A few months ago, Trex and I orchestrated a Bit o’ Britain dinner.  In the weeks prior to it, I spent a weekend learning how to make some of the treats Trex grew up eating.  On the docket as it were, were wee jammy tarts, fairy cakes, a Victoria Sponge and a Trifle.  In the process I learned how to make Shortbread, the way my Gran... [Read more of this entry]

Strawberry Shortcake 1UPed: Strawberry Charlotte

The Story Every month a group of us get together for dinner.  We dubbed it the Supper Club.  We go to a person’s house, they prepare dinner and the rest of the group brings whatever that month’s hostess tells them too.  The first round’s been basically specialty dishes a person is known for, which usually entails the group bringing... [Read more of this entry]

Not Your Gran’s Meatballs: Turkey Meatballs with Goat cheese and Spinach

The Story So this concoction came to be when Trex told me of a different take on a turkey burger she’d come across that comprised of ground turkey, chopped spinach and either Feta or Goat cheese.  The thing I’ve found with turkey meat is if you don’t season/flavor it enough, you’re just eating this bland hunk of meat.  When... [Read more of this entry]

Italian Wedding/Cream Cake

I’m not a big cake lover. It’s the inch plus thick layer of frosting that ensured I wouldn’t be a cake lover of any proportion.  On my 23rd birthday, my mom travels to Charleston; her gift to me was one of our girlie days over the weekend. She brought with her a cake from the local bakery, Baker’s Sweets. This is an Italian... [Read more of this entry]

From the Kitchen: Tortas de Aciete

If any of you can recall, I had a f00die blast when I was in Spain some years ago. There were a good number of things I tried and tasted that I liked and I didn’t even know what they were. Part of this was the pastries put out during breakfast. Apart from the croissants they had [that were, I swear 9 parts butter], they had Spanish pastries.... [Read more of this entry]

From the Kitchen: Churros

I first had Churros in my high school Spanish class. We had one day set aside; the students were allowed to take a recipe and try their hand at it and bring it in that day and we got to sample some Spanish cuisine. If you remember those days of yore…anything that meant not having a regular class was well..awesome. I can’t remember what I tried making,... [Read more of this entry]

From the Kitchen: Lemon Scones

From my kitchen, I bring you Lemon Scones with a Lemon Glaze. Following those in the days to come: Tortas de Aciete, and Churros. I was in the mood to make Lemon Scones, but I didn’t really want to take the time to make them from scratch. Instead, I took the Hogan’s Irish Scone Mix we had in the pantry and lemon’ed it up: The mix... [Read more of this entry]

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