Category Archives: food

A Big Ham Bone is Surely Sweet

Posted on February 11, 2011 by jkmcintyre

My tia Connie made a homemade ham bone & split pea soup last winter. I didn’t think I liked split pea soup. I was wrong. Ever since then, I have been wanting to try making a hambone-based soup. Last week biking by The Swinery in West Seattle, it occured to me to stop and pick up something ‘ham’. That something turned out to be a ham hock.

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No Knead Bread

Posted on January 31, 2011 by jkmcintyre

When I was little I was fortunate to have a mom who stayed home with us and baked. ‘We’ regularly made bread, and I remember eagerly helping; mixing, punching, kneading, tasting the raw dough. I’m not sure how much help … Continue reading →

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Winter Fare

Posted on January 22, 2011 by jkmcintyre


Ah…winter soups…

Everything but the kitchen sink, right? Continue reading →

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Corny

Posted on November 1, 2010 by jkmcintyre


This year for the first time since I was a child, I grew corn. I had never tried to grow corn in Seattle. Being a long season crop that appreciates consistent warm weather, corn is not well adapted to the Pacific Northwest. And yet, who can call herself a farmer if she doesn’t at least try to grow corn? Continue reading →

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