Little Compton Mornings

Saturday, July 16, 2016

A Fool for Sour Cherries

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“Tragic,” my fellow-cook Anne said. Tragic to us is what I did the other day.   I drove to Little Compton for a ...
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Friday, December 25, 2015

Brioche for Breakfast: Merry Christmas Morning!

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On Christmas morning, I always treat myself to a sweet yeasted bread. Back in the day, I used to make stollen, which I love, using a w...
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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Lotsa Butter: Christmas Cookies

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Much as I love my lard, to every item there is its fat , and for cookies (with a few Italian exceptions), that is...
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Sunday, December 6, 2015

Leaf Lard + Stayman Winesaps = Iconic Apple Pie

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--> Trendsetter that I have always been, my beloved fat of choice for fruit pies is, at long last, maki...
Thursday, November 26, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving: The Immutability of the Menu

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--> I’ve had a lot of change in my life.   Confronted the bad, seized the good, walked away from indifferent and dull....
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Sunday, November 22, 2015

Transition: Little Compton Poblanos Make A Southwest Classic

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One of the first gifts from Little Compton farmers markets—namely, Young Farm —that I received when I returned...
Sunday, November 15, 2015

Return of the Near-Native: Back in Rhode Island

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--> As I’ve had food-related reason to mention over the eight and half years (!) of this on-again, off-again blog, I was bor...
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Jane
I have a professional chef's diploma but, more important, grew up watching my Pennsylvania German grandmother cook and bake for my family. I first came to Rhode Island from New Jersey for college in the 60s, and was forced into cooking for myself by the shock of institutional food. Thank goodness for all those years of observation and pie for breakfast. The culinary degree is good for learning chemistry (syneresis, anyone?) and food safety, and maybe for trusting me when I tell you not to refrigerate something. But I learned to cook by eating, watching, and doing. I highly recommend all three. When I'm not writing about food, I'm writing about the history of research universities and teaching about organizations, leadership, and innovation at the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona, or writing fiction. It's hard to know which is mightier--the pen, or the wooden spoon.
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