Tag Archives: Cooking

IN MY ELEMENT

Posted on August 1, 2015 by elainedanforth

Late summer’s day, so light and warm– a farmers’ market. . . buy from old friends. . . find much bright food– a most productive junket. . . And then, I go straight home and cook it– feeling easy. . … Continue reading →

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COOL HOT DAY LUNCH

Posted on July 29, 2015 by elainedanforth

Good hot day lunch– cool zaru soba! that I made– YUM! It would be cool if I could make another one, good enough to ask you over. . . even if you’d have to come from Timbuktu or Manitoba.

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LOVE TO THE COOKS

Posted on August 11, 2013 by elainedanforth

A special dash of love I cast toward those of you who undertake to cook today. . . let each chop and stir help smooth the furl the day has curled, as hands can smooth the bumps in soft, wet … Continue reading →

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GRATEFUL FOR THE MEAL, THE GREAT OUTDOORS, AND EVEN MOM

Posted on June 1, 2013 by elainedanforth

Grateful for this summer’s day, though, for my taste, I could find another yet so much more lovely and more temperate. . . Grateful to the great outdoors with branches overhead instead of roofs. . . with dirt and growing … Continue reading →

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LULL BEFORE THE SUMMER

Posted on April 25, 2013 by elainedanforth

Fog hovers gray above this living day. . . the mild cold, stubborn, in the way. . . come to hush the push of ever-lengthening day that broadens into summer. . . A wisp of steam seeps up from kitchen … Continue reading →

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