by cheffer | Jun 23, 2011 | Good Thoughts
The other day I was in conversation with our pit boss Mike McColl about some interesting new things we’ve eaten. He mentioned something called Dukkah. Dukkah is a middle eastern spice/nut mixture that I believe loosely translates to ‘poor man’s dinner’. Basically,...
by Peggy | Jun 10, 2011 | Good Thoughts
I must admit that I have been remiss in attending to our blog. It’s been just incredibly busy…just the way I like it but finding time for everything is truly impossible. How does Martha Stewart do it? Legions of employees methinks! The dreary winter...
by cheffer | Feb 9, 2011 | Good Food, Good Thoughts
For most people, the holiday season is a catalyst for change. The eating, drinking, lounging, and general overindulging that defines the latter half of December usually leads most folks to a promise a steadfast regimen of diet and exercise in the new year, at least...
by cheffer | Jan 27, 2011 | Good Thoughts
Quite some time ago, our pit boss Mike McColl sent me a video that has been bouncing around in my head ever since. Now, maybe it’s the fact that there is plenty of space in my head for things to bounce around, but I think there is more to it. The video was from...
by cheffer | Dec 20, 2010 | Good Food, Good Thoughts, Good Times
Well, I’ve been putting this one off for the better part of three weeks now. Actually promising to blog a recipe is pretty much a recipe (pardon the pun) for procrastination. In late “Movember” we participated in Twenty Valley’s “Wrapped up in the...
by chickwithtongs | Oct 19, 2010 | Good Thoughts
Maternity leave, at least in the first four weeks, has been a blur of feeding Neva, changing Neva, hugging and kissing Neva, trying to clean the house, shop, and keep some sort of adult relationship going with the man. Not as easy as I thought. I have even let some...