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11 posts from March 2010

Pressure Cooker Saffron and Artichoke Risotto: March 29, 2010
I bought a pressure cooker years ago for Gabe because I had heard it was great for making beans, and we loved to make Cuban black beans. But I was afraid to use it. I don't know whether I had...

Roman (and Parisian) Holiday: March 26, 2010
We are about to launch on a grand adventure. We are taking the children to Rome and Paris. As soon as the kids were old enough to hold a fork, we told them that if they could learn to twirl...

Tissue Paper Easter Eggs: March 24, 2010
We do not usually blow the egg out of the shell when we make Easter eggs. But my sister has beautiful eggs that she saves from year to year and about this time in the spring she gets them out...

Vegetarian Matzo Ball Soup: March 22, 2010
Matzo ball soup is one of those quintessential comfort foods that seems like it should be able to cure anything. Well, maybe not anything, but definitely a cold or a heartache. Usually it is made with chicken, though, making it...

Chocolate Sheet Cake with Brown Sugar Buttercream Frosting: March 18, 2010
I love making homemade cake, but it is so disappointing to make a cake and then realize that a cake mix would have been better. I have made cakes that are too dry, too wet, too crumbly, not sweet enough,...

Ten on Pi Day: March 14, 2010
When pregnant with Olivia, this Irish lass was very amused that my due date was Saint Patrick's Day. But when, two years later, the doctor told me that I again was due on March 17, I was shocked. As it...

Eight: March 12, 2010
I don't know how it happened, but Oscar will be eight today. He's not there yet, because it won't happen until 6:50 this evening. He is very insistent about this. But it will happen, despite all my protestations. To celebrate,...

Baked Potatoes with Cilantro Pesto: March 8, 2010
We have been reading our way through Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books. The stories are beautifully written and transport me to a time and place that I will never know. And the children are so well behaved. The wonder...

Recipe Day: March 5, 2010
I definitely subscribe to theory that the more involved children are in the growing, buying, and preparing of food, the more likely they are to try and enjoy something new. So I was thrilled when a few months ago, Olivia...

Roses des Sables: March 3, 2010
In addition to the crêpes, Ophélie taught us how to make this treat, known as Roses des Sables. She told me that they were made with chocolate and cornflakes, and I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical...

Crêpes: March 1, 2010
Before Ophélie, the French teacher we hosted, came to visit, we were a bit apprehensive about feeding her. When we had told her that we were vegetarians, her response was that she didn't like many vegetables. Uh-oh. I was determined...