Category Archives: Recipes

Speedy Soup Making; Fast, Fresh, and Fabulous

Birthday Soup for Friday Tidies Over a dozen years ago, I started a volunteer group called the Friday Tidies to help maintain the extensive grounds at our public library on Bainbridge Island. After an expansion and remodel, the library parking … Continue reading

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Reveling In Winter Squash and Kale

A Week of Lovely Lethargy Over Christmas, I came down with what proved to be pneumonia (my Mom was just getting over the same complaint). For perhaps the first time in my life, I am finding lolling about to be … Continue reading

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Favorites For The Holidays

Fortunately, satsumas need no cooking. They are marvelous just as they are, though I also love them tossed in salads. Here’s a beautiful and utterly delicious version I made a few days ago. The beet turns the satsumas and the dressing a pretty red and the ingredients have a lovely balance of earthy-sweet-salty-crunchy…yum. Continue reading

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Cold Weather Comfort Food

In restaurants, bread pudding ranks among the favorite desserts, especially during the cooler months. That’s probably because that creamy, custardy confection is the quintessential comfort food for many of us. Sweet or savory, lively with added ingredients or purest simplicity, bread pudding smells like heaven and tastes like home. Continue reading

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