Category Archives: Monday Meals

An Embarrassment of Desserts

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Kathy

When you create meringues, you have egg yolks left over. When you bake crème brulee, you have egg whites left over. Might as well make both! The meringues were going to a friend who recently suffered a loss in her … Continue reading →

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National Bundt Cake Day

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Kathy

Here’s a new bundt cake! This one was created to celebrate my friend KT’s birthday. Also, I learned that November 15 is National Bundt Cake Day. Who knew? Looks like KT will always be getting a bundt cake. The recipe, … Continue reading →

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Breakfast from the Griddle

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Kathy

Some years ago, a friend gave me some pancake mix that came with a gift basket she’d received. “You’re the only person I know who might still make pancakes from scratch,” she said. Something about her tone, as with many … Continue reading →

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Fall Breads

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Kathy

My gardening friends will blanch to hear that I’ve purchased zucchini in order to make zucchini bread. They still have some hanging out in their vegetable drawer and even more in their freezers. Since I shouted, “Uncle!” to our neighborhood … Continue reading →

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Viv’s Baked Beans

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Kathy

Last week I described Vivian Howard’s book This Will Make It Taste Good and her Community Organizer, a melange of bell peppers, garlic, onions, red wine vinegar, and tomatoes cooked to a fare-thee-well, meant to be used as a sauce … Continue reading →

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The Well-Intentioned Cook

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Kathy

On Friday, I wrote about Vivian Howard’s new cookbook, This Will Make It Taste Good, and resolved to try at least one of the recipes over the weekend. The weekend spilled over into today. I spent much of my Monday … Continue reading →

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Feed a Cold?

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Kathy

It’s hard to write about food (Monday Meals!) when you’ve been sick and nothing is appealing. I’ve been suffering a nasty cold since Thursday evening. I feel a little better every day, but my appetite hasn’t yet returned. I have … Continue reading →

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Fall Cookies

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Kathy

The story of Proserpina, her mother Ceres, and the god Pluto is my favorite myth. Many of you know it. Proserpina (Persephone in Greek), while frolicking in the fields with other maidens, was snatched away to Hades (or by Hades, … Continue reading →

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Instant Terror

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Kathy

Feeling like some savory fall recipes already, even though the temps here today are mid-70s. The curry recipe below sounds satisfying, but I neglected to start it six hours ago; we had no cauliflower on hand this morning. Now, after … Continue reading →

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A Honey of a Post

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Kathy

Did you know that honey bees have little baskets on their legs to collect pollen and nectar? Reading the novel Grey Bees, about a Ukrainian bee keeper, has piqued my interest in bees. I’ve been reading about how worker bees … Continue reading →

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