What has it got in its bucketses? Let’s take a look! Why, it’s a big bucket of scratch-and-dent stone fruits! Nectarines, white peaches, yellow peaches, and Shiro yellow plums. I didn’t think to start taking pictures until we were more than halfway done processing the fruit, but the bucket was originally almost full. The fruit [...]
Tagged fruit, nectarines, peaches, plumsThe weather report says that the heat index reached 125F or so today here in Baltimore, which is simply unspeakable. So I won’t speak of it. Instead I will show you pictures. Lilies and hydrangea from the garden. I’ve been cutting the lilies as they hit their peak, and bringing them into the house so [...]
My Belovedary and I went out and did the circuit of our favorite Asian markets for lunch today. I needed some downtime before I went stark raving book-bonkers, and I’ve been missing the Belovedary due to spending so much time lately going stark raving book-bonkers. He had the day off, so away we went. The [...]
‘Cause dayyum, it’s hot out there. 1. Flavored Waters — I see them for sale in the shops and I think “I may really be incapable of understanding how far people will go to avoid doing something that is nearly effortless to begin with.” Because $1.49 for 20 ounces of water with a little mint [...]
Tagged too hot to cookHere is a list of 20 things to make and eat when it is too hot to cook. 1. Balela — drain and rinse some canned cooked chickpeas and some black beans, mince half an onion or so and a couple cloves of garlic, roughly chop a big bunch of parsley, dice a few ripe [...]
I’m giving y’all the heads up now so you won’t miss it: I’ll be cooking my last brunch for a while on Sunday, May 23, at Mill Valley General Store (2800 Sisson St., Baltimore), from 9-1. The theme is STRAWBERRIES. The first fruit of the new season, and I don’t know about you, but I [...]
The theme for this evening’s cookery turned out to be Dishes That Require Four Ingredients. I didn’t plan it this way, it just turned out like that. Still, it’s nice to have simple good things up your sleeve, isn’t it? For my actual supper, I was jonesing for greens so I ate a huge bowl [...]
Tagged citrus, desserts, Friday's supper, greens, kale, leafy greens, lemon