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My Dad: Grief and Sandwiches 14 Aug 2013 | 05:31 am
Early in the morning of Sunday, August 11th, my sweet Daddy died at the age of 69. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how to imagine a life without my Dad. My Dad was the sweetest, kindest, … Conti...
Cook the Books! Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones: “Daddy Tracks” 6 Aug 2013 | 08:51 pm
As you may know, my sweet Daddy is dying. Death is hard. As a self-proclaimed Daddy’s girl, I’m finding it hard to breathe. I’m doing what I can and now that August Cook the Books has begun, I wanted ...
Cook the Books! More Upcoming Books! 4 Aug 2013 | 01:38 am
I know, I know we promised you the next 4 installments of Cook the Books. Instead, we’ll give you 2. Briggs will be introducing this month’s choice any day now…but to remind you we will be using Swee...
July Cook the Books! Review and Wrap-up: Gran Cocina Latina 31 Jul 2013 | 11:06 pm
So, I’m churning this out from the road. I’m in California, with my brother and parents, working through things with my Dad. Painful things, like end-of-life decisions, hospice, and grief. Sweet thing...
Cook the Books! July: Gran Cocina Latina with Maricel E. Presilla 26 Jun 2013 | 10:00 am
We are headed into the 2nd half of Cook the Books! Can you believe it? At over 850 pages, July’s selection is our largest cookbook yet. Yes, you read that right. A veritable encyclopedia, if you wi...
Cook the Books! Review: Street Food! 25 Jun 2013 | 09:12 am
The Cooking: In exploring our Cook the Books June selection, Street Food by Susan Feniger, I went for recipes that I already had most of the ingredients for. I barely managed to grocery shop at all ...
May Cook the Books! Tarts, Favas, and Soups- Review and Wrap-up: Tender 31 May 2013 | 08:42 am
Well that title sure was a mouthful! Yowsa! But, at any rate, we are closing out another productive month of Cook the Books after exploring Tender by Nigel Slater. Did you follow along at home? Have ...
Cook the Books! Beets, Carrots, Fava Beans, Chard, and More! 23 May 2013 | 04:06 am
Despite my lack of Cook the Books posting this month, I have actually made a lot of things from this month’s selection, Tender. The recipes are simple, yet delicious, and I am really enjoying it so f...
Garden Hopscotch and Games 13 May 2013 | 10:59 pm
Like most 5-year-olds, our daughter (can I still call her the Babylady?) loves to move. Bounce. Run. Dance. Swim. Climb. It doesn’t really seem to matter what she is doing, the girl basically loves t...
Cook the Books! May: Tender with Nigel Slater 1 May 2013 | 09:10 pm
It is stunning in Seattle at the moment. Sun. Warmth. As soon as I have this post up, I’ll be retiring to the garden to prep, weed, fiddle, and poke around. Or I will cuddle up on my gorgeous orange …...
