Caregiving from my kitchen
I wrote that whole discussion about terminology, citing bean spread specifically. And now I sit here staring at a pretty little dish of… something… wondering what on earth to call it. Hoist on my own petard and all that. (Pea Pate has a certain logic …
As I said, I will write more posts about everyday, ordinary meals – the dinners I pull together from the food I keep on hand. It may not be as exciting as a lovely roast beef or chocolate waffle, but it is what we eat …
Sometimes it just makes sense to cook a large quantity of something, to have plenty of cooked food on hand, for later meals. (Or, of course, to feed many people all at once!) And certain dishes lend themselves to this better than others. Even if …
I’ve noticed that I have a bad tendency to give a basic recipe – such as Lentil Soup or Pulled Pork – and then airily wave a hand and say “And you can of course vary this in many ways!” Which is remarkably Not Helpful …
Hey – it’s winter! It snowed some more, and it’s supposed to snow again today (maybe – it keeps changing) and it will be really cold this weekend, just when we’re all starting to look forward to Spring.