Sharp knives

a knife and an onion. 

I got a new knife.  Everything is different now. 

Buying Club 2012 - The Goods - Week 17 and CSA News!

It's February, so it's time to start thinking about how I'll be getting my groceries in the summer.  Summer seems so close, especially with the warm weather.  We've actually picked a CSA! I'll get to that in a minute. 

Totally Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

I'm not posting step-by-step photos on chicken soup.  It's a classic, and I think mine probably looks like the same one you'd find in that old cookbook you inherited or picked up at the thrift store, with a couple of tweaks.  It's chicken soup.  I don't need to tell you it's good. 


Chicken soup is actually not among my top 12 favorite soups, but it's one that comes in handy sometimes.


Here's what I did (it's a two-day process). 

Hot Tip: Fluffy Pizza

I really like the pizza I make at home.  We're pizza people, and having it available on-demand without delivery is fantastic.   I make big batches of dough in advance and divide them into pizza-sized baggies and then there's almost always dough around. 

Parsnip Fritters with Indian Spices

The parsnip is underrated.  I don't give it much attention, and then we're in mid-winter and I'm tired of squash and there's not a lot else going on, and then, there it is, the parsnip.  It's a stand-in for potatoes.  It's perfect roasted.  It's fragrant and slightly peppery but still mild and almost creamy.