This week the cover came off the schooner! Sunny, warm, and folks we are going sailing soon. Now it’s just a race to see what we can get done before we drop the paint brushes and sanders, the cleaning rags and brass polish and hoist the sails for the first time. This is a lovely […]
By Annie Mahle
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Tagged black dinah chocolates, blueberry cream cheese scones, Cooking, desserted, kate schaeffer, Maine blueberies, Recipes
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To go with the Red Rice and Asparagus Salad posted yesterday… Roasted Leg of Lamb Stuffed with Parsley Walnut Pesto The size of the lamb leg will vary depending on how large the animal was when butchered. I’ve seen them as small as 4 pounds and as large as 8 pounds. Most of the ones […]
Farmer Tom from Hope’s Edge delivered gorgeous fronds of leeks to me in early May last year – not nearly far enough into the growing season to have them as large as they were. But these leeks were special. They’d been heeled in and over-wintered under a deep layer of straw. When we had a […]
Bread is not easy. Anytime we deal with a living organism, there is unpredictability. Live things just don’t always do what we wish, or it takes longer, or it happens faster. In any event, it’s not always on our exacting timetable. But it doesn’t have to be so maddening. A number of people have said […]
By Annie Mahle
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Tagged Annie Mahle, bread, Cooking, No Knead Bread, Recipes, roasted garlic and black olive bread
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The column runs today. What’s for dinner? Parmesan-Crusted Chicken Breasts with Caper and Kalamata Olive Pan Sauce; Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes; and Toasted Pinenut and Garlic Spinach. I made this meal for my mom and dad when they were last out. Mom liked it because it felt light and Dad liked it because it was […]
My Grandma wasn’t a fancy cook. On the other hand, the recipes that she passed down to me are ones that I reach for time and time again. They are tried, true and most importantly, good. Her pancakes, her biscuits and of course her Irish Soda Bread (because, well that’s what today’s post is about), […]
February 24, 2013 – 9:25 am
Hey gang, don’t miss how to make Carrot Banana Cake. Rob Caldwell and I will laugh and joke our way through the making of this cake schooner-style – that’s a one bowl cake. When you have as many dishes as we do on the schooner, ya get smart about how to make a good cake […]
By Annie Mahle
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Also posted in Cook the Book, Cooking 101, Desserts & Sweet Endings, Uncategorized
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Tagged 207, Annie Mahle, carrot banana cake, Cooking, dessert, Recipes, rob caldwell, wcsh6
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January 26, 2013 – 10:20 am
For those who know me, but don’t live with me, it sometimes comes as a shock to find that I love football and specifically, the Patriots. While our guys didn’t play as well as we know they can for the AFC Championship this year… and while I’m still adjusting to the fact that my Sundays […]
December 26, 2012 – 3:07 pm
Whether it’s for the holidays or just normal meal times, how families split the work load of getting dinner on the table is as varied as the domiciles in which they reside. How does your family split the work load? – and ordering pizza doesn’t count! In our family if one cooks, the others clean. […]
December 13, 2012 – 9:46 am
The aroma of bread baking is just about as evocative as it gets of home, mom and comfort however, I would contend that the smell of toasting granola is just as tantalizing and poignant a sensory experience. When we are on the bay sailing in and among the other vessels of the fleet, I always […]
