The farmers’ market is finally overflowing. Yesterday morning, I went mainly in search of some rhubarb so I can make strawberry rhubarb jam and strawberry rhubarb crumble. I was successful. In addition to four-and-a-half pounds of rhubarb, I walked out with beets (to roast), turnips (to mash), fennel (to julienne into salad), a bag of…
Last week, I wrote about The Great Unknown, that place of waiting we all have to walk through in some seasons, when we have no idea what’s coming next. Ironically, we got an answer later that day – a temporary answer, anyway. E has been granted a full-time paid internship for the summer. The kind…
I’ve been eating a lot of this oatmeal the past few months. Some days I toast the oats first, and somedays I don’t. But I always use the slow-cook method now, steaming them in milk in a closed pot for ten minutes. Since the leftovers warm up nicely, I never have a problem using them…
So – Summer is here. And I’m thinking, what happened to you, Spring? You were here for about five minutes, seemed like. But you’re gone, just like that, and we’ve been launched into full-on sunshine and eighty-degree days. The world is lush and green and vibrant and that weird winter that felt like it was…
Last Friday, E graduated with his Masters. L, who’s been watching a lot of Frozen, spent the whole week calling it his “cornoration.” I still can’t quite believe it. It honestly feels like we just started out on this crazy journey toward a new career for him. Didn’t we just move? Didn’t he just go…
We just finished the craziest ten days we’ve had since moving to the East Coast. My sister-in-law came for a whirlwind girls’ weekend, then I flew to Nashville for three days for work, and then finally E’s parents arrived to be here for his graduation. Some great memories of family – and food in Nashville,…