Author: Kasha

It just HAD to come out!

It just HAD to come out!

Beautiful Pasta with Sorrel Sauce We had some SORREL for sale at the farmers market last week. I’d tried it in the past, sauteed with spinach and chard. I wasn’t thrilled with it since it wilted so quickly and didn’t have the texture I wanted. I took the opportunity to ask everyone I sold it to just how they planned to prepare it. Everyone said they were using it to make soup - both cold and hot variations. I wasn’t in the mood for soup, though, regardless of how quickly it was going to come together. All I could think...Read More

You’re getting warmer!

My favorite tradition of the Easter season is coloring eggs. I don’t really EAT that many hard-boiled eggs, so I leave those safer-to-color ones for the kid, and I color raw eggs*. I’m much more careful than I used to be - no more full-hand grabs into the coloring liquid. I have mastered the use of that little wire holder in my 30-ahem years. I just love being creative and seeing what kind of cool designs and colors I come up with, and it’s a wonderful hour or more spent with my little guy. He’s getting quite good at it...Read More