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Holiday Cookies: Not Pretty

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

It’s time for the holiday cookie swap again, which always throws me into a semi-panic.

I have this idea that Christmas cookies should be artful, delicately scented and decorated to reflect the charms of the season. Not the big, crude mounds of heart-stopping content that usually emerge from my oven.

But this year I’ve decided to meet the cookie challenge by baking what I know, rather than attempting something that’s beyond my skill set and my patience level. Read More

 

Eastover Brunch Contest: The Rick Pick And The Picky Pick!

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

It’s April 20th, which means many things. First, I just learned it is National Lima Bean Respect Day, so don’t go dissing your limas for 24 hours. Second, today’s the day when some lucky foodie to wins my Eastover brunch recipe contest! If you have not been following this sizzling hot competition, click here to catch up. Read More

 

Eastover Contest! (Or is it Passter?)

Friday, April 1st, 2011

Win an autographed cookbook and a Crabby Cook apron!

My mother-in-law, Bette, is coming to stay with us Easter weekend. I know, yikes, right?

But while mothers-in-law in general are often the subject of hostile jokes due to their meddlesome and controlling natures, mine happens to be an excellent representative of the species. She is very smart and kind, and, unlike her daughter-in-law, she is seldom crabby.

Bette’s Jewish, but she likes to celebrate everything. Although Passover was the dominant spring holiday in my husband’s childhood, the Easter bunny showed up annually, too. My mother-in-law’s positive outlook has always led her to rejoice in all of life’s notable moments, regardless of any religion associated with them.

Easter and Passover overlap this year, and I plan on making an Easter blunch (which most people call brunch but, when my daughter Nora was three, she made an adjustment to the word, which stuck). I’ll probably make a ham (perfect blunch entrée for a lazy-ass like me) and since Bette will be present, I want to add something to honor Passover, too. We’re going to call April 24th Eastover. (Or maybe Passter. Maybe Nora will decide.)

So, what would you serve? Any thoughts? I need a nice dish that’s Easter-blunchy and a little bit Jewish-ish all at once. Read More

 

New Years

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

I made a New Year’s Resolution not to be so crabby. But the damn butternut squash soup is challenging my resolve…
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The Christmas Cookie Crisis

Monday, December 6th, 2010

I’m going to the annual Christmas cookie swap party, and I’m having my annual recipe crisis. My less crabby second cousins are coming to the rescue…

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Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

For my Thanksgiving video, I was hoping to upgrade it a little, make it more like a Food Network thing, add a little polish…
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Halloween

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010


Halloween is the best holiday for Crabby Cooks: no cooking, and you can be a witch with impunity! Read More

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