Month: March 2006
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A lovely ragout
We’re still working on using up those gorgeous greens from the farmer’s market. I wonder if we’ll get as many during the summer? I’m running out of options for my non-green-loving husband. He seemed to like this dish, though, most likely because it has kale in it, which he considers the friendliest of greens. I…
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Happy Blogiversary!
Today marks poco-cocoa’s first birthday. It’s hard to believe a year has passed already! I spent the morning going through all my old posts, and it’s amazing to me: **how much I’ve changed, **how fast my hair has grown, **how many recipes I’ve forgotten about, even though they were SO GOOD, and **how wonderful the…
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For girls only
Here’s another crafty thing I did a while back. I decided that I needed a little pouch for carrying tampons in my purse. I tend to just drop them in, which can result in an unpleasant surprise later when I’m paying my bill or grabbing my keys. Pulling this out of my purse is much…
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Crafty things
So…I got the job! I’ll be starting tomorrow afternoon at Moxie & the Compound and Plume. It’s the cutest little boutique, with lots of hand-made stuff, and the owners are super-cool. I’m excited to get in there and start organizing things, and be familiar with all the designers and their wares. It may be a…
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For the love of garlic
I put garlic in everything. One of my favorite things about cooking is that smell that stays on your fingertips after you’ve chopped garlic. So it was natural for me to want to try this dish…it’s a garlic-butter sauce! It has to be good! The original recipe was for chicken, but since I hate cooking…