My two best friends were here for the weekend. And Dennis went out of town (smart guy.) We had a great time. Washington DC was looking it’s Springtime best, so we snuck in a sunrise cherry blossom tour. (The only time to drive around the Tidal Basin.) A few highlights, in photos. My garden: early… Read more »
Posts By: Cathy Barrow
There’s No Place Like Home
You know how, at the end of The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy says “There’s no place like home.” That’s how I’ve been feeling all day. There is just no place in the world I’d rather be than right here, in this little house on the hill. Nevertheless, for the last eight years, Dennis and I… Read more »
Cooking Classes with Mrs. Wheelbarrow: Schedule through August, 2010
It’s Springtime in the garden and everything is greening up. At the same time, our menus change to take full advantage of the fresh foods available. Peas, asparagus, lamb, new salad greens, young beets, the first strawberries. We’re just a few weeks away from delicious fresh produce appearing at farmstands and farmers’ markets. I plan… Read more »
Daring Cooks – Favorite Risotto, Even Better
I have had an on again off again relationship with risotto. Sometimes I like it, sometimes it taste like gruel. So this month’s Daring Cooks challenge hit me hard. I wasn’t sure I was up for the challenge. The 2010 March Daring Cooks challenge was hosted by Eleanor of MelbournefoodGeek and Jess of Jessthebaker. They… Read more »
Samosa Potato Cakes, perfect with chutney
Long before I made my first batch of mango chutney, it showed up on our family dinner table. My mother, in an attempt to feed two kids on a college professor’s meager salary, not to mention, raise those kids with educated palates, started to make Indian curries. The first of those curries appeared in 1968,… Read more »
Can-O-Rama Kick Off: Zippy Mango & Sour Cherry Chutney
When did this canning obsession start? I remember making strawberry jam with my great-grandmother Agatha, a compact woman with a commanding bosom. Her son, my great-uncle Arthur had a small farm and brought over produce all summer long. Whole tomatoes, kosher half sours. Sweet pickle chunks. Peaches in syrup – pears, too. Those were days… Read more »
I might be a hoarder.
I have a larder. A pantry. I put up food. I might need a 12 step program. I’ve referred to it before. I cooked all through the summer, during my personal Can-O-Rama. I will admit to a certain pride in my larder. Last summer when I was sweating in the kitchen with 50 lbs of… Read more »
I want to be a cheesemaker
Yesterday, I took the most wonderful all-day class at L’Academie de Cuisine. The class was held at the really nice L’Academie facility in Gaithersburg – the one where the professional classes are held. It’s not the Top Chef kitchen, but it’s much more modern than the little Bethesda school. My friend Eris and I have… Read more »
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