by Laura K Curtis | Sep 13, 2024 | Recipes
I love quiche. Love it. Always have. Pretty much any flavor works for me from the most traditional Lorraine to the least traditional butternut squash. I saw a quiche like this at a market and knew I had to make one myself. It turned out even better than I could have...
by Laura K Curtis | May 19, 2023 | Recipes
I grew up on traditional beef burgundy (or, as Julia would have it, Boeuf Bourguignon). My mother would make it and I gobbled it up. Over Manischewitz Extra Wide Egg Noodles, of course. With butter. But in healthier times, as we’re trying to save our own health...
by Laura K Curtis | Nov 25, 2022 | Stuff!
During Covid, many people started cooking. Some of it was boredom–they were stuck at home–and some was desperation–they lived in places where restaurants closed entirely, or where there simply wasn’t a range of foods to pick up. I love to bake,...
by Laura K Curtis | Oct 28, 2022 | Books, Writing
When you think of the term “Gothic,” I’m willing to bet that a very specific image comes to mind: an ancient, ruined castle. Perhaps it is shrouded in mist. Perhaps there is a single light in a window high up in the structure. Perhaps there is a woman fleeing in the...
by Laura K Curtis | Oct 19, 2022 | Books
My favorite time of year is here! Time for spooky stories and scary movies. Time for cozy fires and falling leaves. There are certain stories I read every year around this time: Something by Shirley Jackson (usually The Haunting of Hill House) and something by Mary...
