Howl’s Moving Castle is a 1986 fantasy novel by Diana Wynne Jones and subsequent 2004 Ghibli movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It’s the tale of the young hatmaker Sophie who was cursed with old age, …
Lemony White Bean Hummus | A Series of Unfortunate Events
My 9 year old, Zoeya, has snapped up all thirteen novels in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, and all of us in our family are fans of Netflix’s adaptation which I have dubbed …
Scalloped Turnips
The night is dark, and full of turnips. Turnips are a staple of medieval cookery, and can often be used just as new world potatoes, whether sliced, mashed, or cooked into a soup. I recreated …
Rosemary Lemon Cakes
No Game of Thrones menu, especially one themed Queen in the North, is complete without the iconic lemon cakes. Previously I had made a southern Highgardenish version delicately flavored with rosewater, dolloped with a rosey …
Olive Oil Braised Veggies
I am a prolific veggie roaster. After sweeping in from work, before I’ve even taken off my heels I’ve got the oven heated and chopped veggies with little more than olive oil, sea salt and …