animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

still at it

I’ve really been in a cooking mood lately. This is probably because I haven’t had a lot of time to cook up to my usual standards in recent months due to our ridiculous schedule. But, things are letting up, so I’ve been spending some extra time in the kitchen. This …

normal weekend

We had a typical weekend. We spent some time working at the office. Yesterday, we tied up a couple of loose ends and we got some office furniture from Brian’s parents. That will help fill some empty spaces within the office for sure. Today, we worked in the kitchen. Brian …

cooking up a storm

Yesterday afternoon, I made cheese! Actually 2 kinds of cheese–fresh mozzarella and ricotta. A friend of mine tried this a while ago and it turned out great for him, so I couldn’t resist–I just had to try it myself. So, I was wondering what to do with all of the …

tomatoes!

I picked a nice basketful of tomatoes this evening–a couple of varieties. I will surely be giving some of these away. But, in the meantime, it looks like we’ll be having some tomato side dishes this week. This recipe looks good. I think I’ll try it this week.

bottling night

We bottled 2 batches of wine tonight–an Australian Riesling and an Italian Brunello. I think both are going to turn out to be fine wines. This is the first wine we’ve bottled this year so this should help replenish the wine racks. I still have more stuff to make but …