Monthly Archives: August 2007
IPB [Hearts] Crosby
In honor of the last non-sports weekend of 2007, and belatedly in honor of Sid’s birthday, and inspired by Sid’s clothing line, we bring you… the I [Heart] Crosby cake! This was Pookie’s brainchild, as she was most eager to … Continue reading
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A Dinnery Dinner
In taking the advice of the Delphic Oracle, I have come to a comfortable recognition of my limitations as a cook. Perhaps the most severe of those limitations is that I am incredibly lazy. I am a one-pot kind of … Continue reading
Filed under Hearty Meals, Meats Meats Meats
Adventures in Baking With Pookie
I used to enjoy baking cookies occasionally, maybe three or four times a year. Since the new kitchen, though, I feel like making cookies all the time. My new favorite recipe is Mexican Chocolate Cookies, a recipe Schnookie found online. … Continue reading
Filed under Baked Goods, Cookie, Cookie, Cookie Starts With C
Chili
Chili Originally uploaded by interchangeableparts Considering the vast quantities of chili powder I like to make, it should come as no surprise that I make vast quantities of chili. This is IPB Manor’s weekly standard, in part because it’s delicious … Continue reading
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Six Million Dollar Lemonade
Six Million Dollar Lemonade Originally uploaded by interchangeableparts When buying the prosecco for the Bellinis, the gentleman at the wine store gave us a delightful run-down of the wine itself in his comically attractive French accent. When he finished we … Continue reading
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IPB Caliente!
Chili Powder Components Originally uploaded by interchangeableparts Chili Powder! Originally uploaded by interchangeableparts We are creatures of habit at stately IPB Manor, and one of our regular meals is chili. Once a week I make up a huge-assed pot of … Continue reading
Peachy’s Crop: In Memoriam
Bellinis Originally uploaded by interchangeableparts Today was one of those picture-perfect summer days, sunny, dry, hot but not scorching… It almost made me not hate the season as a whole, but the absence of hockey on television quickly reminded us … Continue reading
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Fresca Suave
BLTs Originally uploaded by interchangeableparts Tonight’s dinner was an orgy of freshness, and we were able to pretend it was mostly free because the majority of the components came from the farm. I made a warm potato salad with the … Continue reading
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The Fruits Of The Earth, And How I Cook Them On Lazy Weeknights
Heirloom Tomatoes Originally uploaded by interchangeableparts It must be August here, because when I walked out of the farm this week I had probably 30 pounds of produce with me, including 18 glorious pounds of tomatoes. In the course of … Continue reading
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Something From The Oven. Finally. (Again.)
This weekend the training wheels came off. With the floor sealed, the sink up and running, the appliances in, it was time to let rip. And let rip I did! Saturday I tested the limits of my vegetable attention span … Continue reading
Filed under Baked Goods, Bonanza!, Meats Meats Meats
