#Foods

Jan 8, 2019
2 min

Elderberry Jigglers

While I love elderberry syrup, it turns out not all children like it. My dental hygienist mentioned how her kids only liked the...

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Dec 22, 2018
1 min

Mince Me Maybe

Seriously, Kate? a month with no posting, and what brings you back is a pie? And it is not even a pie you made? Yeah, baby. Not...

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May 6, 2018
1 min

Sunday Breakfast

It is possible I talk too much about food. Probably caused by my thinking too much about food. And perhaps triggered by my actually...

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Apr 14, 2018
1 min

'tis the Season

There is no better time of year for serious foods than spring easing into summer. And if you are not shopping at your local Farmer's...

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Mar 11, 2018
1 min

French Toast for Dinner

Saturday was supposed to be the day I stopped eating grain. Grain does not really agree with me - I am not allergic or anything, but I...

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Sep 23, 2017
3 min

Mom's Chicken and Dumplings

My mother was an amazing cook, and I have many of her recipes (which I make all of the time). One that I don't have is chicken and...

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Jul 30, 2017
1 min

But, it's eggplant

You remember a while back I went on and on about how I hated beets but now I love them? Well eggplant is even worse. My mother did...

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Jun 10, 2017
1 min

And The Beet Goes On

My love affair with beets continues in that early "I can't get enough of you" phase! Today's haul was a mixed beet selection - golden...

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May 29, 2017
1 min

Just Beet It

I hate beets. Sure, I ate those round pickled beets in a jar when I was a kid, but as soon as I was a grown-up, I avoided them in all...

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May 25, 2017
2 min

Farm To Table - DoubleUp Style

We are entering my favorite food time of the year. Sure, I love Autumn harvest stuff, and Christmas goodies, and there's always room for...

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Mar 19, 2017
1 min

Menu Challenge

One of my very best friends was coming to dinner with her family. She is a tremendous cook in her own right, and she has some food...

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Feb 18, 2017
2 min

Beef and Barley

That's me in the middle, with my sister, father, and grandparents - no, you are not imagining it - I was quite the looker. I have had a...

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Feb 11, 2017
2 min

Booch Bandwagon

So, I have this neighbor who has been pestering me for like two years about kombucha. Oh it's delicious, Oh it's so good for you, Oh it...

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Feb 5, 2017
2 min

It's not easy being green

If you know Mr. Double Up, you know he does not eat anything green. And if you know me, you know I have devoted my life to sneaking...

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Jan 28, 2017
1 min

PSA for the Hen-Inclined

You may recall that I am all about the hens, and the eggs. And if you hang around farmish egg people, you know that fresh eggs can be...

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Jan 21, 2017
2 min

Blue Apron

I love doing things from scratch. It's fun, it's satisfying, other people enjoy it; it's just a win win all the way. But sometimes, I...

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Jan 21, 2017
5 min

There is magic in this food

Sometimes, I lose sight of the fact that food, and our interaction with it, is a very very good thing (okay, I don't lose sight of it...

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Jan 10, 2017
2 min

That bag of coconut

I don't remember why I even had a bag of that flaked coconut. But it has been sitting in my cabinet for a long time. Sure, I could just...

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Jan 7, 2017
2 min

When the going gets tough, the tough bake bread

Even after 12 years, I cannot get used to the idea that we get snow in the Deep South. I mean, come on people, if you have to put up...

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Jan 2, 2017
1 min

Large Pieces of Red Meat

We typically enjoy Prime Rib for Christmas. But this year, we had so much food leftover, that we saved the Prime Rib for New Year's Eve....

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