Goat Cheese & Spinach Quiche
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...
Mushroom Bourguignon (Vegan)
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 and...
Ideas for the New Cooks Among Your Friends
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, but I'm not much of...
The Gothic in (Literary) History
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...
Ghosts and Ghouls and Gothics
‘Tis the season for all things scary, spooky, haunted, and horrifying! In other words, time to read a few good gothic.
What I Believe
The other day, I had a panic attack. I've had them on and off for years, but they are mostly under control. This one came out of the blue and I had a hard time figuring out what triggered it. I mean, there's the obvious—politics—and the other obvious—grief—but it...
All the President’s…People
We have a long way to go before we even hit the primaries for the 2020 election and I have by no means decided who I think the best choice is to patch this leaky boat we are sharing in the rough sea. But while all candidates are prone to making radical promises, and...
Instant Pot Brisket, It’s What’s For Comfort
When you need comfort food, you can’t do much better than this winey braised brisket made easy in the Instant Pot!
RIP Philomena the Miracle Dog
This is the story of an Irish Terrier who was, as our vet once said, "too tough to die." My husband said she was too mean to die. I am pretty sure the truth fell somewhere in the middle. Philomena Marie (yes, she had a second name because sometimes when a dog is...
Book Talk
A conversation I was having the other day on Twitter reminded me how much I treasured the book blogger community. There are fewer book bloggers around now than when I started, but I'd like to encourage people to visit them, especially since you are more apt to find...