We decided to spend both Christmas and New Year’s weekends at home this year. We’d traveled for Thanksgiving and that was enough for us. On top of the two long weekends, I also had two personal days at work that I needed to use before the end of the year – so I ended up with two 4-day weekends in a [...]
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The Day Before the Resolutions Kick In (Recipe: Three-Onion Casserole)
Posted in Fall vegetables, Main dishes, Side dishes, Vegetables, Vegetarian, tagged boursin, casserole, cheese, Christmas, decadent, festive, festive cookbook, Gruyere, Havarti, holidays, leeks, long weekend, New Year's, onion casserole, party food, potluck dish, red onions, roasted onions, Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook, slow-roasted, three cheese casserole, white onions, wine on January 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Asparagus, Almond and Honey Goat Cheese Quiche
Posted in Eggs, Main dishes, Spring vegetables, Vegetarian, tagged asparagus, brunch, Costco, egg and cream mixture, fresh eggs, fresh-picked, goat cheese, honey, honey goat cheese, potluck, quiche, sliced almonds, Spring vegetables on May 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here I go with the quiche again. It must have something to do with the spring vegetables, fresh eggs sitting on the kitchen counter, and occasions constantly arising where I need to feed a bunch of people easily (i.e. potlucks, people visiting for brunch, a busy week needing several meals prepped at once). Perhaps quiche [...]
Swiss Chard and Onion Quiche
Posted in Eggs, Greens, Main dishes, tagged balsamic vinegar tart, cherry tomato, Chickens, chicks, coop, cream, feta cheese, grilled polenta, patio fare, pecorino-romano, pine nuts, quiche, red onions, swiss chard, watermelon on July 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We had a little party for our 5 new baby chicks last night – they are one month old and getting ready to move out to their new digs in the garden, so we called it a “coop-warming party” and invited all our friends. Everyone was quite entertained by the idea – one couple, who [...]




