simple cheese.

made cheese today.
with joni mitchell remakes and old bluegrass playing.
such an easy.
and utterly fulfilling process.

as i stretched and shaped the mozzarella.
i found myself asking:

why did i ever buy this from a store?


simple.
delicious.


will definitely do it again.
and soon.

goat cheese.
perhaps.

:: figs, and carrots, and apples-- oh my!

fig, carrot & apple recipes are
printed
folded
noted
& tweaked.

my hat with fuzzy ear flaps is securely in place--
and my suede boots are snug on my feet.

i am jetting off to the grocery store
to stock up on ingredients for our
iron chef cook-off tonight.

my A-game is itching to make an appearance.
( hope you plan on bringing yours tonight, kathy :) )


keep your fingers crossed for me!

Personal Essay (in color photo)

How does one go about describing oneself? Especially to a whole world wide web of individuals who have no idea who you are.....what you enjoy. To begin my adventures in blog-dom, I have made the executive decision to post a few pictures that I feel might give the world a tiny window into who I am---pictures taken from my home, my most immediate daily surroundings. These are pictures of the things I love: books, shoes, and a very sorry attempt at cooking::::I don't believe I snuck any coffee cups into this picture, but my addictive relationship with java will become all too clear naturally......no need to waste precious webspace with photos of my mug collection (not yet anyway!!). So here we go:: myself, in color photo:::::::::






The weather in the sweet American mitten is second-to-none today, and there is a lawn chair and a sunny patch of grass screaming my name!

Until tomorrow....