This morning my mouth wanted Biscotti for breakfast! Guess what? No Biscotti in the freezer. That means I'm gonna have to bake! I haven't baked Biscotti for months, even though Laurie asked me to post the recipe months ago! Okay - let's just kill two with one here: I get my craving satisfied and Laurie… Continue reading Nana’s biscotti
It's official... Summer's here! Saturday I made Potato Salad. Sunday dinner was Fried Chicken and 'tato Salad. That may sound like overkill, when talking about cooking for two, but it doesn't have to be. We both enjoy these two summer-time classics. We can't possibly finish off a full-blown picnic recipe of Potato Salad within what I… Continue reading ‘tato salad & legs
Dad & the Wookie makin' pizza Tonight was pizza night in our kitchen. It goes like this: First I put the pizza stone in the oven and start heating it to 425° F. Next I mix the dough: Pizza Dough proof 1 pkg active dry yeast in 2/3 cup warm water, with 2 teaspoons raw… Continue reading makin’ pizza
This morning I opened a new jar of mayonnaise and it reminded me of two things we really enjoy eating. Chocolate and Cake! So...since this weekend is Mother's Day - and since I'm a mother, without a celebration, unless I make my own - I decided to indulge my sweet tooth and make this old… Continue reading mayonnaise chocolate cake
Papa D has been working to perfect a recipe for his Grandma’s German Rye Bread ever since we started cooking together back in the late Seventies. He has baked one version after another; one recipe after another, only to be disappointed in the flavor. He’s tried adding molasses, brown sugar, whole caraway seeds, ground caraway… Continue reading grandma’s rye bread
Dinner tonight is going to be amazing! D is making sushi. And California rolls. And Miso soup. I love it when he makes sushi. It only happens when we are fortunate enough to find some fresh, top quality ahi tuna in the market. It only happens when he feels up to spending hours in the… Continue reading sushi
"May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy." _Irish Blessing Our treasured recipes are like old friends... meant to nourish, comfort and sustain us. This is one of the most self indulgent recipes I own.… Continue reading wearin’ o’ the green
Contentment Cottage 