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A couple of weeks ago, my husband performed a sort of miracle that only husband’s seem able to perform. It followed the usual guidelines for this type of miracle starting with a cook who was stumped on the night’s menu, necessitating a craving in my husband when asked what he wanted for dinner. The craving [...]
During our vacation to Sun River in July, I whipped up a full batch of my favorite pancakes. They were a huge hit…especially to the little birthday girl. We celebrated my niece’s first birthday at breakfast with pancakes instead of birthday cake–a perfect time of day for early-to-bed babies. Today is Saturday and, usually, Saturday [...]
“Jicama (HEE-kuh-muh), a rounded tuber indigenous to Central America, has a thin, light brown skin and mild, crisp, juicy white flesh. It’s also known as a “yam bean” because it is the bulbous root of a leguminous plant.” That’s the Moosewood cookbook definition. But “yam bean”??? That doesn’t sound tasty at all! It is light [...]
Last night was the second Julie Jams cooking class. This class’s theme was “Wild & Crazy Salads”. We swapped the regular garden variety salad for some more interesting choices including Jicama Orange, Spinach Orzo Pilaf, Lemon-Garlic Quinoa, and Scandanavian Slaw. Since this class was announced via the blog, we actually had a couple of people [...]
