Category Archives: Cooking

Weekend Rides and Alaskan Blueberry Pancakes

Saturday was a beautifully and just slightly cloudy day for a ride and rain was not expected until the early evening so around noon Michael and I rode to Hilltop for some brunch. We then continued down the road to … Continue reading

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Holiday

Three hour in the kitchen yields success!!! Made better only by annual watching of Rudolf, Scrooged and now A Christmas Story. But somehow we don’t own Gremlins, must rectify that!!

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Holy mole!

Last night I tried to make the green pumpkin seed mole that I learned at the cooking class I took last weekend. I think I ended up with less than half the tomatillos I was supposed to use, plus I … Continue reading

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Vegan Mexican meal: Butternut Squash and Black Bean Quesadilla

Or what I call “Adventures in Cooking” Last week I tried a recipe with butternut squash for the first time. Although I followed the directions, cubing the squash and pan frying it on high for over 10 minutes I’m sure … Continue reading

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More adventures in cooking!

  Sarah and Caroline got me a HUGE cookbook for the holiday. It called “Cooking School” and is from something called “America’s Test Kitchen.” I brought it home and without even opening it, I pulled off my first risotto! Not … Continue reading

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Cooking Adventures, Ethiopian Style

I made this Curried Tomato Lentil Soup (Shorba Addis) soup over the weekend. I used fresh ginger as the recipe called for, but I didn’t measure it and think I put more than it called for which was almost too … Continue reading

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