Fiddleheads, ducks, tablescapes & whatnot

It's spring-for-real now. Evidence: fiddleheads.

Also, ducks. 

Is "tablescape" a real word? And if so, is this one? Well, anyway, close enough, and pretty.

And here's the dinner that went with those candles. The sweet potatoes were roasted with rosemary, fyi.

And yesterday included some planting... 

The radar says it's raining

but it isn't. Mysterious.

It's Spring, so here's some asparagus soup.

And something I've wanted to try for some time: brown bread a la The Cheesecake Factory. Molasses + honey + cocoa powder + espresso powder = that color and flavor, pretty much.

And because one of my sisters asked about my new stove, here it is. Same as the old one... minus the cracked cooktop, of course.

The Perfect Cookie

Yup.

Oh, April

First things first. Sunflower seed bread. A quick bread.

And brown soda bread. Also quick.

Next: eggplant. Tofu. Peppers. Basil. Jasmine rice.

Finally my favorite thing, lately: a whole wheat tortilla with various roasted vegetables. Black beans too, usually (though not this time).

And, just because, a pic of a very groomed Dog...

... and an exhausted Miss Loy.

Good leftovers

And good the first time too, of course.

Sautéed asparagus, green beans, and peas... with dates and hazelnuts... and, later, for lunch, some feta.

Basmati rice with chick peas, spinach, roasted sweet potato.

Oh, wait, there's more

Tofu with asparagus and broccoli and mushrooms.

Just real food: filet, roasted potatoes, vegetables. 

Corn muffins. And tomato soup, which is always easy and enjoyable to make. 

an official Snow Day

... so, catching up.

Whole wheat pasta with chick peas:

Oat bran bread: