I started life as someone who did not like tomatoes and ended up quite the fan. I eat at least a pint of cherry tomatoes a week, mostly in my lunch salads. They are so convenient and when I add them to the salad I take for lunch to work every day I know they […]
Keeping Herbs Fresh
Keeping Herbs Fresh Many of us in the office have been gossiping about Herb. I mean herbs. As in how to keep them fresh. Our CSA boxes from Morningsong Farm have been arriving with more than generous amounts of fresh herbs: Chives, basil, rosemary, mint, parsley and dill have all been abundant. Frankly, I’m not […]
August 19, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Cherry Tomato Tarts for Lunch
Cherry Tomato Tarts for Lunch The picture doesn’t do these justice. Inspired by two boxes of cherry tomatoes in last week’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box and the discovery of two mini-tart pans in our semi-annual weekend garage cleanout, I set out to make a savory tart for lunch. As good as these were, I […]
August 18, 2009 by 1 Comment
White Bean and Pesto Dip
White Bean and Pesto Dip Somewhat inspired by Michelle’s hummus dip but with no chickpeas and no tahini on hand and a bunch of pesto left over from last week’s CSA basil-fest, I set out to make some white bean and pesto dip to go with the potato chips I shouldn’t have in my cupboard […]
August 17, 2009 by 3 Comments
Watermelon Martini
I would probably entertain a whole lot more and serve a lot of Watermelon Martinis at those parties if the proper cocktail party format was revived again. Back in the quintessential heyday of cocktail parties (and by that I mean the 1950’s) the expectation was that the cocktail party would be no more than a […]
August 16, 2009 by 1 Comment
Lemon Cakes with Lemon Basil Syrup
Basil is abundant now so I am always looking for ways to use it such as in these Lemon Cakes with Lemon Basil Syrup. We all know that means pesto time as well. Pesto is a cook’s way of preserving the goodness of basil for use at a later time. As long as you have […]
August 12, 2009 by 1 Comment
Google Followup: Calendars and Contacts.
I received a few emails on my recent article suggesting a personal migration to Google asking about contacts and calendars. Unlike other programs, Google treats contacts and calendars as seperate items. This is done so that your contacts can be shared across other platforms. (Gmail, Google Voice, etc.) Google was a little bit late to […]
August 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Greyhound Cocktail – Another CSA Cocktail!
Summer Cocktail Series Greyhound Cocktail Last week there was an abundance of grapefruit in my CSA basket so I thought another CSA cocktail was in order and decided to go simple with this Greyhound Cocktail. On OneBoxAWeek.com I posted about the two best things to do with grapefruit. Of course, one is this cocktail perfect […]
August 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Keeping It Simple: Grapefruit
Grapefruit I had forgotten how good a grapefruit can be. Perhaps it was because the last I had from the grocery store were too bitter or perhaps my brain just hasn’t been thinking about simple cooking the last few months. The last two weeks baskets had grapefruit that was just amazing. While grapefruit makes a […]
August 6, 2009 by 4 Comments
Go Get a Google [Account!] & Catch the Wave!
If you haven’t yet swallowed the Google Kool-Aid, it is now time. Every day you don’t do it, is one day you lose on the learning curve. It also seems like every day there is a new Google announcement that makes the case for a Google account even stronger. (Disclaimer: I realize that what follows […]
August 4, 2009 by 2 Comments
