It says something about the state of my life that most of the posts I have managed to post, have to do with food.  I may not have time to craft, but at least I’m still putting dinner on the table.  That’s something I guess. We just got back from a five day family reunion, […]

I love soup.  It’s one of those things you can make as a vegetarian and no one feels like they’re missing out.  It’s also now closely associated with warm the companionship of friends.  My husband’s family, growing up, was a military family, which frequently meant being away from family at the holidays.  Since there were […]

So the last few posts have been about my photography project for my mother’s cookbook.  But that is a recent project.  One that I have been working on for much longer is compiling a collection of medieval vegetarian recipes as a resource for SCA cooks.  So far I have mostly been fishing them out of […]

Ok, I admit it:  I’m a one pot cook.  Oh, I can do 12 dish feasts for many people, but when I’m at home, I don’t.  There are so many excellent dishes out there that give you a relatively complete meal in one pot or one pan, and for your average night, it saves time […]

So, I’ve begun work on another project. (Like I needed another one, right?) Several years ago, my mother put together a collection of her favorite recipes.  She called it Legacy, and had copies printed up for my brother and myself. The first thing that you need to understand is that my mother has mad skills […]