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I have to admit that Celery Soda is not exactly a normal sounding recipe. While watching Alton Brown whip together this recipe on Good Eats, my first thought was, “Celery WHAT?” My incredulity notwithstanding, the idea took hold. And boy did it ever take hold. My brain kept trying to imagine how a syrup steeped with celery [...] Mmmmm. Oranges. I love them. Dearly. I’ve even been known to eat the peels of oranges, candied or not; minus the pith, of course! Orange is one of my favorite flavors to add to baked goods, hot drinks, custards, and more. Sometimes that’s easily accomplished by squeezing a little wedge of orange into or over a dish, [...] I love tea. Part of the reason tea charms me so is the power it possesses to transport me to another place or time. Whatever the stress, boredom or weariness is that hangs over me, it falls away in the time-honoured ritual of brewing and sipping a cup of tea. In the best circumstances this is an [...] Now that I have the attention of the entire state of Minnesota, please allow me to expound. This is one of the most clever ideas I’ve seen out of the King Arthur Flour Baker’s Circle lately. (And they’re no creative slouches over at King Arthur.) In the most recent e-newsletter* from their test kitchen they included a [...] It’s time to get cozy. ~~ ~~ The air has progressed past crisp to chilly and will soon be downright cold. The leaves have finally given up their tenuous grasp on the trees and -with one final gust of nearly winter wind- fallen to insulate the grass and ground against the coming [...] A few weeks ago, my mom made the trek out to Michigan to visit her sisters (my aunties) and my Grandma. One night while Mom and my baby sister were out there, the Shaffer girls (because that’s what they become when they’re all together again) and Grandma gathered around the kitchen table to talk food and enjoy [...] Boston Coolers are an iconic Michigan dessert. Yes. I am aware it’s called a Boston cooler but its origins and popularity have nothing whatsoever to do with Boston, Massachusetts. This perfect combination of Vernor’s Ginger Ale and vanilla ice cream hails from the Boston Boulevard area of Detroit, Michigan; another Michigan icon. And since that glorious [...] Yesterday, I mentioned that we’d been experiencing some of life’s less pleasant moments. One of those less pleasant moments was a biggie, folks. As in a life changing biggie… *Fair warning: I am about to use the following words; breast, cancer, breasts, self-exam and self-check. If any of those words bother you, tune out until I get [...] I need to remember that no matter how weird things get around here they can always, and probably will, get weirder. Unfortunately, the last couple weeks have been peppered with some of life’s less pleasant moments. One of them, I will share with you in a future post.* The other two things I’m going to whine [...] For a multitude of reasons I don’t buy soda. Please don’t get me wrong. I’m not going all judgy-judgerton on soda. It’s just that over the years, I have gotten to where I don’t really like most of it. It’s just too derned sweet for me. Once a year or so I’ll grab a Pepsi [...] |
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