Here at Maple Hoo we’re not much for making a big deal of holidays. Even our Christmas celebration isn’t normally much more than putting out tons of handmade decorations and opening presents. I kind of have one level of cooking in me: everyday. I think I do a good job of making [...]
Back in September, 2002 there was a recipe for Chicken and Bulgur Salad with Avocado Food & Wine that I decided to try because I happened to have a bottle of the recommended wine pairing (a 2001 Lindemans Padthaway chardonnay) on hand. This is the first and only time to date that I’ve flipped [...]
On the very short list of Pookie’s favoritest meals is black bean cakes. No matter how they’re made, she loves them, so when Bon Appetit ran a recipe for them in 2004, I knew I had to give them a try. They turned out to be an enormous hassle, but were also, predictably, [...]
I’ve long been meaning to make these Grilled Chicken Sandwiches with Sage Pesto and Apples, but for some reason I kept coming up with last-minute excuses why I wasn’t going to. I’d get the chicken, and the sage, and the ciabatta rolls… and then I’d make something else with all those things.
Well, tonight I [...]
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 pulled-pork tacos. With a delighted resolve to break out the smoker, I [...]
Last Sunday, when I was trying to come up with my menu for the week, Pookie kept jumping in and suggesting the chicken and feta skewers that I’ve made a few times in the past. As I always do when Pookie makes a dinner request, I rolled my eyes melodramatically, informed her that it [...]
Tra la! It’s May! Finally! The best month of the year! (Okay, that’s a lie. October is the best month of the year, but if you remove “the start of the hockey season” from the equation, May wins in a squeaker because it’s got my birthday.) To celebrate this [...]
Today was the day I have long been waiting for — the hockey schedule and weather conspired to make it the perfect day to dust off the old Weber to make some dinner. The inaugural grilled meal of the season? Pork and Bacon Kebabs, a recipe from Food + Wine last summer. [...]
Not too long ago, Meg made an offhand remark on her awesome blog about a carrot, potato and quinoa stew that had my mouth watering. I like spicy! I like carrots! I like potatoes! And I love quinoa and want more ways to prepare it! So she sent me the [...]
Last month was that happiest time of the year for the people who work for my employer — annual bonus time. Normally I don’t pay much heed to my bonus, just enjoying the bit of breathing space it gives me if it’s my month to pay the mortgage, although I did once upgrade us [...]
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