It’s 3.14. Pi Day. And Einstein’s birthday. And we’re celebrating around here. But first, I have a basic physics lesson for you that explains quite simply what pi and Einstein and winter squash pie have in common. Since I have successfully avoided most things physics and pretty much all things […]
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Lazy overnight cheese bread
I’m embarrassed about how easy it was to make this primitive-looking rustic cheddar/black pepper bread. I’m even more embarrassed about the method in which I’m going to share the not-recipe for it. My excuse is that I’m writing a book and I’m trying to learn to use InDesign in which to do it, […]
Pie Lady Class at the John C Campbell Folk School
Sometimes the stars all line up and the electromagnetic vortex of life just falls into place … for example, last week at the JC Campbell Folk school where I had the great honor to teach A WHOLE ENTIRE WEEK of pie-making to a lovely group of ladies from all over the US. (Cooking […]
Apple cider caramel dumpling pie and sleeping under a frying pan
Today, we woke up to a 47 degree bedroom. Woohoo! It’s finally warming up after last week’s cold snap. It’s useless to heat the bedrooms at night in the uninsulated bulk of our 1880’s rustic house, so we just turn off the thermostat before snoozing, and then turn it way […]
A cooking class from the magic storybook-land of Aosta
There’s a fairy tale behind the Rustic Italian Alpine cooking class I’m teaching next week…. Once upon a time (in 2007), our eldest, Annie decided to walk the 900 km Camino de Santiago from the Pyrenees in southern France to the coast of northern Spain. Alone. They say you meet your soulmate […]
So over it ….
Done. The flu, the chicken soup, the 500 rolls of tissue, all of it. New year, new toothbrush, clean sheets, kale and daily walks up the mountain behind our house. Just in case Mr. Flu comes banging at your door, I have some advice. These cute vintage hankies don’t cut it. […]