Category: in the kitchen

Hearty vegetable chowder

September 18, 2018 eating well in the kitchen musical notes
Having friends visit is always an occasion for cooking up something delicious, so when my friend Lisa came out from Philadelphia, we seized the opportunity to cook together — something we both enjoy. I made my favorite pan-roasted chicken thighs for one dinner, along with the simple boiled potatoes that…

Mom’s buttermilk pancakes

August 21, 2018 eating well family matters in the kitchen
I never order pancakes when I go out for breakfast, because when I do I am inevitably disappointed. I can honestly say I’ve never eaten any that can hold a candle to my mom’s simple recipe for buttermilk pancakes. They are the best, hands down: fluffy, chewy, and utterly delicious!

Blackberries from the vine

July 24, 2018 a good book in the kitchen musical notes
I picked eleven pints of blackberries on Saturday morning. Well, maybe twelve — there’s no saying how many disappeared between the vine and the basket (though my purple-stained mouth offered a clue). Craig has a wonderful garden patch where he grows two kinds of blackberries — Navajo and Triple Crown…

The uncommon cooks of A Common Table

July 15, 2018 eating well in the kitchen
From the moment you put a piece of bread in your mouth, you are part of the world. Who grew the wheat? Who made the bread? Where did it come from? You are in a relationship with all who brought it to the table. We are least separate and most…