Arugula and Candied Walnut Salad

Loretta is asleep, Wyatt is out playing out in the dirt while Yancey mows the lawn, and I get to sit down and write about food. If someone walked up to me right now and said, “You can go anywhere in the world,” I think I’d stay right here.
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Fear-Not Salmon

I am slightly phobic about cooking fish.  For one, I’ve just taken out a second mortgage to afford it.  For another, I’ve had too many experiences overcooking it.  We don’t eat it as much as Dr. Oz says we should for both those reasons.
This fillet we had for dinner is from Costco, so the whole [...]

Créme Fraiche

You will want this little recipe in a minute when I post photos of the scones I made this morning. Créme fraiche is like the French version of sour cream, and I often substitute sour cream when it’s called for because there’s no way I’m going to pay $6 for the tiny tubs they [...]

Scones for Candace

Started thinking about scones this morning for two reasons.  1) I have some créme fraiche in the fridge, as you know by now. 2) The wonders of Facebook have put me back in touch with my old high school friend, Heidi.  Her status the other morning was about baking muffins, and that got me thinking [...]

Chopped Salad 2.0

This time, no cucumber, lemon, dill, or pita.  Shredded rotisserie chicken (thank you, sweet Mary), cilantro, lime, spinach, and red pepper flakes.  The kids had Top Ramen.  Notice I didn’t take a photo of that.

P.S.  I was getting a little sheepish about my frequent postings, so I asked Priya and my Mom if it was [...]