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WIAW 38

WIAW 38

We’re still in the In Between Stage, Transition Season…  Corn and winter squash. And the weather jumping up and down all over is doing a number on me – migraines have been bad. So I’m going for easy…

How Not to Work with Historic Recipes… Buckwheat Pancakes

How Not to Work with Historic Recipes… Buckwheat Pancakes

The pancakes are really good… so if I were just doing this for myself, I’d be happy. But to share with you people? Um… OK, let’s start here. I have quite a few vintage-to-antique cookbooks dating as far back as the late 19th Century. I 

WIAW 37

WIAW 37

Vegetables! We have vegetables… and I’ve been running… well, cooking. I have chopped. I have sauteed. I have bagged and frozen. I have pickled and fermented (maybe next year, I’ll write about that… This year, with everything else going on, I didn’t have the energy 

“Creme” of Broccoli soup

“Creme” of Broccoli soup

A year ago I wrote up a recipe for a vegan Creme of Squash soup, using silk tofu. This broccoli soup is a variation of that theme.

Basic Slow Cooker Cooked Chicken

Basic Slow Cooker Cooked Chicken

I have frequently happily referred to adding cooked chicken to something I was cooking, and I discussed it as something I try to keep on hand for the quick emergency meals from the freezer. Equally, I mention chicken stock as something I have on hand.