This is the second time I have made kolache, but my first time ever working with quark outside of a particle physics context. Quark. I just love the word. So Anglo-Saxon, full of consonant and bark and spit. Seamus Heaney sort of gravel. The particle physicist who discovered and hence named the quark found the […]
Category: Breakfast
Dulce de Leche Crepes and Buddhist Driving
I think I am a Buddhist when it comes to driving. That said, I usually walk or moped to the places I need to go. But when I do drive, I get no road rage. I do not speed. Why would I push the pedal to the floor with every green light when I know […]
Segale con Pancetta
“The madness of an autumn prairie cold front coming through.” The first line of Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections, a book that made me laugh for five hundred pages. The first line of the novel is a sentence fragment, rather than a whole sentence, which properly foreshadows the family dynamics of the Midwest characters. It is […]
Honeyed Fig Crostatas and the Post Call Ritual
Eventually I will detail how I made these delicious Honeyed Fig Crostatas, for Sourdough Surprises, my favorite online sourdough community, www.sourdoughsurprises.blogspot.com But first, I want to wrap my Medicine Sub-I in saran with a little discussion on the aftermath of call schedules. There is a wonderful thing in medicine called the “Post-call Ritual.” For some […]
Brussel Sprouts, Gruyere and Pancetta Frittata
You say Eggs, and I say Frittata. Watching Betty White, a chicken I have diagnosed with a functional movement disorder, chase a moth across the yard is by far the hardest laugh KP and I have had in weeks. Add to that the joy of their daily offering, and I’m thinking of rechristening our coop, […]
Gozleme with Soppressata and Napa Cabbage
I thought this turned out much like a quiche quesadilla. Thrilled to have this featured at Sourdough Surprises http://sourdoughsurprises.blogspot.com/ my favorite food blog community! I have to give all the credit for the soppressata addition to my mother, who gifted me some on her last visit. The cabbage is thanks to my CSA, Earth Dance […]
Twice-Cooked Latkes with Shallot Cream
Karl-Peter has commanded a Belgian strike today in the kitchen. I woke up to make waffles, a choice KP discouraged because it was too Belgian. I have no such superstition. There is no way the universe sees my breakfast as a weight to tip the scales in the favor of Belgium over the US soccer team. […]
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Caramelized Apples
It’s Memorial Day Weekend and the Fun Meter is on Max. Three day weekend means three opportunities to lavish in a home-cooked breakfast. You must try these. WoW. Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Caramelized Apples Adapted from Food and Wine 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for greasing 2 crisp red apples, peeled, cored and cut […]
Broccoli Frittata for the MVP
It’s been a strong first week in the nest; a yield of 19 eggs makes me a very, very proud farm mother. Still reeling at the anatomy of these creatures. We feed them back their own egg shells, mixed with Layena pellets and oyster shells to harden their shells. My priest asked if I fed […]
Rustic Whole-Wheat Pillows and Three Hens
I will never again be able to use the phrase “just us chickens” figuratively, because now I actually have chickens. Three to be precise: an Americauna named Betty White, a Lohmann Brown named Lucille, and a Plymouth Rock, my favorite, Quest Love. We rescued these ladies from Farmer Wayne who kept them alive in the […]