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  • In loving memory and celebration

    Had she known that the time was coming, the call no one can refuse, she might have reconsidered the cherry cobbler. She preferred a crisp because of the crunch and might have made a favorite recipe – apple crisp from The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook. She ran short of flour and sat down to…

    JoAnn Rhodes Grose

    March 28, 2023
    Uncategorized
  • Morphing from mad to sad

    “Crying helps me slow down and obsess over the weight of life’s problems.”―Sadness, to Joy “I’m too sad to walk, just give me a few… hours.” ― Sadness before she and Joy head into Long Term Memory insideout.fandom.com Day 15 of no sugar and my mad has mostly morphed to sad. My volunteer lifestyle coach, Jody, says…

    JoAnn Rhodes Grose

    November 15, 2022
    Sugar, Sugar in the diet
    Emtions, Not eating your emotions
  • Sugar shake

    We went to farm in countryside this morning to pick up bread order. Owner was in pizza kitchen dishing out chicken rice soup pints and quarts. We were behind young couple. The young woman was beautiful and a forest ranger in Wyoming. The young man was extremely impressed with himself and his lineage. How do…

    JoAnn Rhodes Grose

    November 5, 2022
    Uncategorized
  • Asparagus forever

    Would you just eat asparagus for every meal? asked Stoic the Vast when we had so much growing in the yard that I could easily have had it three times a day. Yes, said I. Who wouldn’t? Well, evidently, himself for one. We’ve got a wee bit in our new yard but, mostly, I’ll be…

    JoAnn Rhodes Grose

    May 2, 2022
    Asparagus, simple goodness
    cooking from garden, healthy eating, Vegetables
  • The foods of home

    I make a dessert every month to share at The Community Table, the local agency that provides one supper and one lunch per week for “pay what you can.” I was disappointed when the March assignment was oatmeal raisin cookies. Blah. Boring! “What if somebody’s having a really bad day and that kind of cookie…

    JoAnn Rhodes Grose

    March 30, 2022
    Comfort food, Cookies
    oatmeal-raisin cookies
  • Top secret? Never!

    “Is the recipe top secret?” asked a Facebook friend when I posted a photo of Mary Emmerling’s Chocolate Chip Melt Pie from her American Country Cooking (1987, Clarkson N. Potter). Pish-tush, secret in my kitchen?! Never have I ever. We want good cooking to spread like a pandemic. Without sharing in the kitchen — person…

    JoAnn Rhodes Grose

    March 22, 2022
    Recipes, Uncategorized
    Baking, Pie
  • Snooty is snooty is snooty

    My mistake. I thought the purpose of a fine dining group in our Newcomers’ Club might be to enjoy a meal with and get to know some new people. Who knew it meant “Refined Pissing Contest”? “Our diners are expecting FINE dining, not casual fare. We aspire to elevate the quality of our food and…

    JoAnn Rhodes Grose

    March 8, 2022
    Uncategorized
  • The music of cooking: What it feels like to love to cook

    My good friend, one of the most accomplished, generous and gracious hosts I know, asked several of us last week what it feels like to love to cook. She’s a good cook but doesn’t read recipes for fun as much as to find something. She gets anxious easily which you have to abolish if you…

    JoAnn Rhodes Grose

    March 3, 2022
    Uncategorized
    Enjoying cooking
  • Joyful bread

    Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do. Ecclesiastes 9: 7 Why are we baking when the world is on fire? Nourishment, obviously, but also the belief that life continues, even while we try and find a new normal, the belief…

    JoAnn Rhodes Grose

    June 4, 2020
    Bread baking, Comfort food
    Baking with cottage cheese, Community cookbooks, Dill and onion
  • Why you and I should make jam

    Because it’s wonderful. Because it’s not that difficult once you have the right gear and a work flow. Because I’m going to give you both of those. Because preserves make great gifts. Because when you’re done, you’ll have something to show for your work, something to put on the shelves and admire. Gear begins, obviously,…

    JoAnn Rhodes Grose

    May 19, 2020
    Being present in our lives, Cooking from the garden, Preserving the garden’s bounty, Seasonal food
    canning, healthy eating, Kitchen equipment, Making jam, Strawberries
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