To start 2009 off right I have decided to have a book giveaway. You can enter to win a copy of “Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World” by subscribing to this blog via email. The book will be awarded in a random drawing of all of my email subscribers.
Here is how the contest [...]

I’ve been giving my dear husband a hard time for years because when his muse comes to call it’s usually not just a gentle nudge.  It’s a full-on body slam (we call his muse “Reggie” after the late, great Packers defensive end Reggie White). He ends up composing prolifically for a couple of weeks or a [...]

Two notes:
1. When you freeze the gnocchi, cook it in batches. Seriously. You’ll only get away with not doing that once. If you cook it in batches, the water temperature doesn’t drop as extremely and you don’t end up with potato water.
2. I’m putting some raw information here about the history of [...]

I decided that as of late I haven’t felt like I was really cooking. I’ve not had the inspiration to bake bread the last couple of weeks and I decided that I wanted gnocchi this week. Instead of again buying some of the good frozen stuff, I decided to make it from scratch.
The added twist [...]

For the last six years, Tuesday nights have been very important and special to me.  It’s a strange night of the week to get excited about, I know, but it is the high point of my week.
What makes Tuesdays so special is Tuesday Night Dinner.  It started as “Buffy Night”, where we’d all get together for [...]

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For those of you that were coming to find my research; I apologize.  I am reformatting and restructuring that information and will make it available before the end of the year.  If you are looking for something specific, please contact me directly.
As you may have noticed, there has been a significant change to the look, [...]