Food is an important part of a balanced diet. ~Fran Lebowitz So here's the thing. Donair sauce is one of those East Coast phenomenons that doesn't always make a lot of sense until you try it. You might get all judgey when you see condensed milk and cider vinegar in the … [Read more...]
Solidarity Soda Bread
When a man or woman, young, or old, takes a place on the picket line for even a day or two, he will never be the same again.— Cesar Chavez This is actually a traditional Irish soda bread, as taught to me by my Granny Kelly. Today, though, I've got unions on the brain. Unless a … [Read more...]
Big Batch Multigrain Bread
Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new. ~Ursula K. Le Guin I used to be afraid of making bread. Afraid of all those whole wheat bricks gathering in the freezer - testifying to my baking ineptitude. Once I stopped … [Read more...]
Simple Olive Oil Tea Biscuits
The first snow storm of the season, and the crows are hunkered in the apple trees waiting it out. With ten days until Christmas, it does feel kind of festive. (Especially when I'm not the one who does the shoveling and plowing.) Snow slows things down. Forces us to operate … [Read more...]