Here at 963, we’ve started the new year off right by baking more bread. And by more bread, I mean fresh loaves of rosemary ciabatta or french baguettes every second day or so. That’s because I finally found some easy peasy recipes for bread machine ciabatta and bread machine baguettes, both of which keep turning [...]
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Mmmm, Bread
Posted in Food and Drink, Yum on January 6, 2012 |
More Fresh Produce
Posted in Food and Drink, Garden, Yum on July 13, 2011 |
That’s it for our first set of beets, and that’s our first cucumber. Lots more where that one came from. They’re growing so fast, you can practically sit on the grass and watch them get bigger.
963 Treat
Posted in Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Friends on December 13, 2010 |
Some of us who shall remain nameless are big on snacks and treats here at 963 (yes, you Red). Someone else (you know who you are) sent us Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee a couple of weeks ago for a treat. Mmmmm, what a treat. Mine’s gone already, but I know where The Other One is [...]
First Fruit
Posted in Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Garden on July 22, 2010 |
First cherries from the neighbors, and now a bowlful of apricots fresh off the tree that’s just beyond our fence but not beyond our reach. (That makes us sound like we stole them but the tree is on an easement so fruit for everyone!)
Produce Romance
Posted in Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Garden on July 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I picked some carrots fresh from the garden and left them on the counter in the house, and when I came back into the room, I found them in all their misshapen glory, like this, proving that even the imperfect vegetables that manage to grow at 90 degree angles have a place in our hearts:
Tea Time
Posted in Food and Drink, Friends on May 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Two of the Fab 4 came to visit 963 for the first time this last weekend. The fun included food and drink, Settlers, Playstation, Red, and good gab sessions. And to celebrate, we had high tea, because what in this world is better than plates full of snacks and friends to share it with?
Artisan Bread in the Furthest Thing Possible from 5 Minutes a Day
Posted in Food and Drink, Recipes on February 16, 2010 |
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about loving the new cookbook Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day. Well, I take it back. Yes, the bread is easy and doesn't take too long, but the texture of the loaves doesn't seem quite right to me, so I've sent that book back to the library [...]
Friday’s Food
Posted in Food and Drink, Recipes on February 5, 2010 |
Veggies have to become more central here at 963, and I finally found a homemade dressing that makes me want to eat buckets of raw vegetables. It's from the Rebar Modern Food Cookbook by Audrey Alsterberg and Wanda Urbanowicz. Rebar is a quirky fresh food, mostly vegetarian restaurant in Victoria, British Columbia. Every time we're [...]
Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day
Posted in Books, Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Recipes on January 26, 2010 |
Fresh-baked bread is a big part of life at 963, and this is my new favorite go-to bread book. Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day sounds too good to be true, but it works for me so far. The trick is mixing up a big batch of dough (a "master recipe") that can be [...]
Daily Bread
Posted in Food and Drink, Kitchen, Recipes on December 17, 2009 |
Another loaf. This time, Country Seed Bread.
