Monthly Archives: May 2008
Does The World Need A Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie?
Welcome to IPB Living Investigates, a hard-hitting series where we tackle the most burning of questions. Today’s edition finds us exploring the age-old question: is a chocolate peanut butter cookie really necessary. This question was first drawn to our attention… … Continue reading
Filed under Baked Goods, Cookie, Cookie, Cookie Starts With C, Taste Test
I Love The Mojitos, I Love The Sorbet… I Love The Mojito Sorbet!
One of my wonderful birthday presents this year was a White Mountain ice cream maker. I’ve had a cheap little ice cream maker for a few years now, but it never produced a satisfactory end product; everything I’d read about … Continue reading
Filed under Frozen!
The Ice Creams of IPBville: Thomas Sweet
Five years ago, Schnookie and I finally decided the “living in Arizona” experiment just wasn’t working. We started compiling a list of reasons to move back to Central New Jersey. Number one on the list was changing seasons; that whole … Continue reading
Filed under The Ice Creams of IPBville
Farm 2008: So It Begins
Finally, at long last, after what seemed like a cold, rainy, interminable Spring, the Farm Season has begun! Yesterday was my first pick-up day of my sixth season of membership at Honeybrook Organic Farm. Looking back, it’s sort of crazy … Continue reading
Filed under 1. May, Farm Share, Pommerdoodling
Picky Eating With Pookie: Oh Snap!
This summer I’m proud to present an IPB Living exclusive presentation of Picky Eating With Pookie. You see, Gentle Reader, I am a picky eater. For all this talk of veggie gardening and CSA farms, I have long maintained that … Continue reading
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Mmmmm… Pulled Pork Tacos
Because I’m a red-blooded American, I have no choice but to barbecue on Memorial Day weekend. And because I’m a red-blooded American, I love tacos. So I figured this was a great opportunity to combine those two elements, and make … Continue reading
The Birthday Haul
We’re celebrating my birthday this weekend (it isn’t actually until the 28th, but who wouldn’t spend Memorial Day weekend partying?), and today I got to revel in how much Boomer and Pookie spoil me. That’s right: it was presents day. … Continue reading
Filed under Pommerdoodling
Sweet, Heavenly Bacon
There is a farm not far from where we live that raises heirloom beef, pork and poultry, but because we’re complete losers, we’ve been too chicken to drive up to the main office there to actually buy stuff from them. … Continue reading
Filed under Carbo Loading, Meats Meats Meats
A Cocktail While Cooking
I had a bunch of prep to do this evening, what with making dinner for tonight and prepping for our big pulled-pork taco BBQ tomorrow. When I got up from my “lazy Saturday” nap, I thought a glass of wine … Continue reading
Filed under Drinky-Drinky
Girding For The Lettuce Onslaught
The farm is starting up again next week, and I’ve heard that there will be lettuce included in the first week’s pick-up. This isn’t surprising, because lettuce is the silent building-block of my farm share. I talk a big game … Continue reading
Filed under Baked Goods, Zesty Seasonings and Crazy Condiments
