“The belly rules the mind.”
— Spanish Proverb
Category: Thoughts
“For me, cooking is an expression of the land where you are and the culture of that place.”
— Wolfgang Puck
“Cooking and shopping for food brings rhythm and meaning to our lives.”
— Alice Waters
Weekend Recipes 1/8/2021
It’s Friday. Finally. This week was long for me. I’m not really sure why. But at least now I can look forward to the weekend ahead and spending some time in the kitchen. Over the last week I’ve taken some organizing and planning steps to help me stay more on track with the blog and cooking/baking. Now it’s time to put them into practice!
Continue reading “Weekend Recipes 1/8/2021”“Oh, I adore to cook. It makes me feel so mindless in a worthwhile way.”
— Truman Capote
What’s the Deal With Liver?
For a while now this question has been spinning around in my mind: What’s the deal with liver?
It seems to be a pretty commonly featured dish in cookbooks, often in the appetizer section. Julia Child adored liver and Ina Garten touts its fame as well. Me, however? I don’t see the hype. I am a meat eater — for now — but the idea of eating an organ from an animal has always put me off. I’ve never tried liver pâté and I’m really in no rush to do so.
I will admit that when I decided to cook my way through Ina’s cookbooks, the liver recipes always made me a bit queasy. They weren’t the only ones, either. The mussels and clams on the half-shell also turned my face green.
While the focus of the blog has changed slightly to be more inclusive, that doesn’t mean that the cooking-through-Ina-thing is going away. So, I guess eventually, I’ll have to try liver pâté or any other dish Ina decided to include this gross ingredient. Maybe I’ll make it as an appetizer….
Photo credit: emerils.com
I tried to find the most appetizing photo for this. Was I successful?
What are your thoughts on liver? Have you tried it? Is it worth it? Let me know!
Weekend Baking…Should I?
Typically, I spend some time baking on the weekends. But, honestly, with all the Christmas goodies over the last week, I almost feel guilty baking something.
Maybe I can bake something healthy? Is that a thing??
“Always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need.”
— Julia Child
New Year’s Cooking
Now that the major holidays are behind us — at least for my family — I can focus on getting back into the swing of cooking Ina recipes each week.
Even though New Year’s is this week, my family was never really “big” on doing anything for the New Year. In normal times, we would go to my aunt and uncle’s house New Year’s Day, but that isn’t happening this year.
So, I decided I will cook something for them…but now what remains is the blog-age-old question:
What shall I make?
Preparing for Snow
Tomorrow, my state is expected to have the largest single snow storm in about 5 years! For my area, meteorologists are predicting around 15 inches of snow! It’s been quite some time since we’ve been forced to deal with that much snow in one go.
I am not a big fan of snow, so I’m not really happy about it, but I am looking forward to the possibility of not having work Thursday. Though, I’d rather be at work than having to shovel.
The time spent inside means I can have some time for myself and possibly make something. I purchased a new cookbook over the weekend, not an Ina one obviously. But I’m still excited nonetheless.
And if you’re wondering, yes. I did make something over the weekend. I made a breakfast item! It will post tomorrow.
Until next time….
