Spring is here. “Men thatch the roof. The dogs bark. The rooks, rising in a net, fall in a net among the elm trees. The wave of life flings itself out indefatigably.” Virginia Woolf, in her essay on illness, somehow incensed me to live with vigor and vim… As I read her in Spring, she […]
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Galantine Chicken and Hasselbeck Potato Extravaganza with Mother Dearest
I had the extreme fortune of enjoying three consecutive days off with my mother on her latest visit, and of course we couldn’t help ourselves but cook and bake. Mom is fighting a current phobia that she is turning into a potato, so how better to address that fear than exposure therapy— in this post, […]
Chicken Tikka Masala
Loose lips sink ships, I was told aboard the USS Gerald R Ford at its commissioning on Saturday. So awesome to see up close and in person! It is likely also true that large hips sink ships, and so what better cookbook to have in your fat-fighting arsenal than the Indian Cuisine Diabetes Cookbook, put […]
Chicken Parmigiana with Sneakers
Now that day has exhausted me I give myself over, a tired child to the night, and to my old friends the stars — my watchful guardians, quiet and mild. -Hermann Hesse I read this verse last night while enjoying several idle hours on night float call. Usually I have the happy curse of running […]
9-Spice Grilled Chicken Wings with a New Spice Rack
You can never have too many spices. But the wrong spice rack might make it seem like you do. I had that tiered spice rack, but I still couldn’t read the labels and always had to play an annoying tetris game each time I needed a spice. KP and I were walking through a used […]
Green and Red Chicken Chilaquiles and Chicharrones Tacos
The spice cha-chas on. Red light, green light, red salsa, green salsa…you’ll be doing the Conga at the stove. After I played this oldie music video, I proceeded to watch every Gloria Estefan classic and now all I have is fantasies of doing a karaoke montage of Conga, Turn the Beat Around, and The Rhythm is […]
Fried Shrimp Flatbreads with Spicy Cardamom Sauce, and Weasels
Flood the moat; keep the rabble from the gates. Best advice I’ve had in weeks. And exactly what the chickens needed to hear. We may have a weasel. There was a weasel or squirrel or Chihuahua sized burrow hole at the door of the coop. The birds had new tremor in their wattles. I was, […]