Made this up this morning, so I'm going to type up the recipe here so I don't forget. Raspberry Pecan Coffee Cake 1 1/2 c. flour 2/3 c. sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt (mix together) 1 egg 1/4 c. melted butter 1/2 c. greek yogurt Scant 1/4 c. milk Create … Continue reading Stress = baking
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It's been a quiet week for me online. I've been working ahead on some things, and hopefully I'll have some more regular posts up next week. While this is a few days late, here's some great reading to ease the end of your weekend. The Gifts and Benefits of Doubt, Experimental Theology Preaching Grace is Risky … Continue reading Commonplace Links 11/18
This is the recipe I made a couple of weeks ago. It's a family favorite, and according to the note on the recipe card my grandma made for me, it came from a woman named Joan who she knew in 1962, which was during her years working to put her husband through his Ph.D. program … Continue reading Korean Barbeque
I'm starting off with the big picture here, so bear with me! As a culture, we like to forget our dependencies, yet we still observe small reverences to the sacred act of eating food with another person: a first date usually means dinner, death or a birth signals the community to bring meals to the … Continue reading Eating in Community
This was our dinner last night (sorry, no picture!), and I thought I'd share the recipe. This comes from my mom's good friend Joanne, and once she made it for our Bible study group and afterward everyone was begging her for the recipe. I suspect that it's now a regular meal for most of those … Continue reading Joanne’s Mexican Corn Chowder
I love to eat what I eat. My pleasure at the stove and table are sincere and coherent. - "Learning How to Eat Like Julia Child" by Tamar Adler, New Yorker Julia Child's 100th birthday was yesterday, and this essay on learning to eat and love food is good. I think about this a lot--what food means to … Continue reading Loving your food
Tonight I made Kevin a Valentine's Day dinner (belatedly). He loved it -- I think the recipe speaks for itself. Bacon Tenderloin with Bourbon Mushroom Sauce Melt 3 T butter over medium high heat in a medium-sized frying pan. Saute: 3/4 cup chopped mushrooms 1/2 cup chopped onion When translucent, remove from pan. Set aside. Prepare … Continue reading Valentine’s Dinner [Bacon Tenderloin with Bourbon Mushroom Sauce]