The past few days have been cloudy and short, and I have been busy at the computer. Other than my weekly trip to Santa Cruz for the farmer's market and other errands, and walking and interval running around our land, I've been inside,...
Baked a loaf of Nutty Fruity Sourdough today - one of our favorite breads. The original recipe is from King Arthur's Flour. I use white whole wheat flour instead of the all-purpose they suggest. And I let the bread machine do the mixing,...
I notice that I hardly ever say "I have a flu" - I'm more likely to say "I am fighting a flu." That feels more true to what I experience. My body is fighting something, more or less successfully. This time it seems relatively successful,...
I'm not sure how days go by so quickly - I do keep up with my food collages pretty much daily, but all of a sudden I've got a bunch of them that haven't been posted. When I started these I was involved with a web fitness community where I...
I have hosted our west coast family Thanksgiving gathering since we finished building the house here at Skyote Mountain. We met before that at the Sacramento home of my first cousin once-removed, but with the loss of a few family members,...
My mother taught me that leftover cooking is all about creativity. When you get tired of having warmed up leftovers as is, it's time to turn them into something else. So leftover cooked vegetables might go into a frittata or casserole or...
I've been baking this one a lot lately - you can see it on 11.10 (plain) and 11.11 (with blue cheese and black sesame spread). Rene' is a bread eater, so I bake healthy breads to make sure he is not eating empty calories. Apple Pecan Rye...
The holiday season with its wealth of treats has begun, and my Sunday eating reflects it! I definitely had more of the Gianna's cookies than I needed, along with a few yummy tartlets, and just too much food in general. I am so grateful...
I have been feeling the shift that comes for me in fall. Slowing down, not so interested in getting out and about. I've missed several events that sounded wonderful because I just couldn't get myself to make the drive out into the world...
A walk at dusk inspired soup for dinner. Fall has arrived, and I'm happy to have the wealth of colorful organic peppers still here, even as the winter squash, pomegranates, and persimmons arrive. The last of the plums, peaches, and...
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