Monthly Archives: October 2011

An Offering of Bread

30 October 2011

Dear Spammers from Poland, I’m really touched that you are showing so much interest in my website. I certainly appreciate the prolific nature of your attention; but leaving spam messages every four minutes for days on end has been starting to wear me out. After spending some time on poltran.com, a Polish to English translator, [...]

His Goose was Cooked

18 October 2011

I was a very lucky girl recently, and received a gift of fresh goose breasts from one of Mr’s friends from work. I have been jealous of people like Beth of Rhubarb and Venison for having hunters in their households and new and exciting cuts of meat to work with in their kitchens. Mr has [...]

Thanksgiving Meatballs, Sweden Style

11 October 2011

Thanksgiving has rolled round once again (I know, I know, not yet for those of you in the States), and I have a question for you out there in the internet ether: does your family have any idiosyncratic food traditions? I mean, not everyone on the planet celebrates Thanksgiving, but still; We tend to eat [...]