A reminder of glorious October

I should have known. Us Minnesotans wrote the book on the phrase ‘If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.’
Right on time, at the heels of my dreary October report, came a smashingly beautiful Fall day; just in time to lift spirits across the city, to pour sunshine down on the deprived and saddened. [...]

Read Full Post »

Missing October, with Chorizo Black Bean soup

I demand a do-over on October. Now.

The colors are woefully gorgeous. Woeful it is, as the glorious October sunshine that tends to set them off to perfection, causing my jaw to drop in awe has been conspicuously absent, leaving the bright yellow maples and dark red oak trees to show off their glory in nothing [...]

Read Full Post »

Time for bread

I really need to make more of it. Time that is, especially when I can get this……

for something like 15 minutes of actual work; like getting my hands messy, watching the mixer spin and covering a bowl with plastic kind of work. Whoa. I’m exhausted just thinking about it.
But really, I should do this more [...]

Read Full Post »

Wordless Wednesday

Apple, Brie and Sweet Salty Praline Quesadillas
By Kate
One medium sized apple of choice, shredded and squeezed to remove excess moisture (I used Honeycrisp)
Two sliced Brie cheese
Sweet Salty Pralines (method follows)
Two Flour tortillas
In 8″ skillet, heat one tortilla until starting to crisp and brown. Remove to plate and add second tortilla to pan. While second tortilla [...]

Read Full Post »

3 peppers, 3 beans

The words ‘chili’ and ’simple’ often aren’t used in the same sentence, and I’m sure chili purists would snort at a pot of smoky rich chili that’s ready in less than an hour, but while there can be a steadfast debate over what constitutes true chili- beans, no beans, the type of meat or none [...]

Read Full Post »

Wordless Wednesday

Kate’s Chunky Applesauce
(more a method than a recipe)
Peel, core and slice your apples of choice, filling your pan as full as possible while maintaining enough room to be able to stir.
Place about 2 cups of water in the bottom of the pan along with the juice of half a lemon. Stir to coat the [...]

Read Full Post »

Rainy night Ratatouille

September in Minnesota really could not have been any more beautiful. The weather was temperate throughout the entire month with warm sunshine and cool, crisp nights. It was also extremely dry. Like desolate and parched, desert-like dry.

By the end of the month, the air was almost caustic, and any amount of wind kicked up rolling [...]

Read Full Post »