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Monday, August 4th, 2008Alex got me me my very own Mr. Bento for my birthday!!! Here is the first bento lunch that I packed. (Did you know there are several bento pools on flickr?) Yes, I realize the insulated jar is supposed to be for rice, but whatevs. I think now I know why Japanese people […]
Bacon egg and cheese sandwich
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Well, it feels like all we post about is bacon lately. Oh well. Just looking at this picture is making my mouth water, so I have no option but to continue with this post. So, here’s another use for bacon - we made home made bacon egg and cheese sandwiches for dinner […]
Oak’s makin’ bacon - Batch 2
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Blogging community watch out! To allow Carrie to focus on things other than my favorite animal I thought I would post regarding the next batch of bacon making! After completing batch 1 Carrie and I were satisfied with our first foree with bacon. It did not take us long to decide on […]
Oak’s makin’ bacon - Part 2
Saturday, May 17th, 2008So, unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to post the remaining BaconCam(TM) photos at the time they were taken, so you get the entire remainder of the bacon-making experience in this single entry. I will do my best to summarize the bacon-making process as narrated by Oak.
So, the salted bacon continued to marinate in […]
Community-supported agriculture
Saturday, May 17th, 2008I don’t think I’ve blogged about our CSA membership. We’ve always been big on going to the farmers market and getting our weekly load of fresh veggies. Last year when we went on the Piedmont Farm tour, we learned about community-supported agriculture and how helpful it is to farmers. Because people sign up […]
Oak’s makin’ bacon - part 1
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008So, among manufacturing many other meat products such as sausage and corned beef, Oak has decided to take on making bacon, thanks to the copy of Charcuterie that we got from the library. We first learned about this book when we met Michael Ruhlman. Little did we know he was not only a […]
Rabbit food
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008For the past few days, I’ve been eating like a rabbit — devouring huge salads made of micro greens and baby chard, topped with multicolored carrots. These bunny-friendly cultivars are thanks to the Piedmont Biofarm, one of my favorites of the Durham Farmer’s Market. Can’t wait until it is open every weekend (and on Wednesdays!) during […]
December test kitchen recipe
Thursday, January 24th, 2008Just before Christmas, we got another recipe to test from America’s Test Kitchen. This is “Pasta with olives.” There’s also a breadcrumb topping which I think helps make the dish interesting with some crunchy texture. We had to frantically run to CapriFlavors, our local Italian specialty market, to buy the anchovies […]
Cake Mix Doctor!
Monday, December 3rd, 2007So, tonight the Cake Mix Doctor herself was visiting the Barnes and Noble in Cary. I dragged Oak along with my much-loved copy of the Cake Mix Doctor cookbook. While Oak spends hours laboring over Martha’s baked creations, when we need a quick weeknight baked good, Cake Mix Doctor always comes to the rescue. Plus, […]
From the Queen Motifa archives
Monday, November 26th, 2007While I gather my thoughts and photos from the past week or so, feel free to peruse these recipes for your leftover Thanksgiving cranberries:
Cran-tifa holiday bread - perfect for bringing to that office meeting or as a gift for your neighbor!
Seared pork with cranberry-orange sauce - If, like me, you are the only person in […]
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