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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Jan 13, 2011 | Cooking, Food, Memories, Uncategorized
Every year for New Year’s Day for the last, oh 15 years or so, we’ve had dinner with the same set of close friends. We incorporated a southern tradition of making sure we have black-eyed peas in the form of Hoppin’ John. If you can tell me how the...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Oct 13, 2010 | Cravings, Food, Memories
In August I blogged about an intense craving I was having for my grandmother’s sugar cookies. In September I was craving another childhood treat that had me emailing the principal at Myrtle Grove Elementary School in Pensacola, Florida–my grade school Alma...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Oct 9, 2010 | Cooking, Food
Last year’s quince harvest was astounding. I don’t know how a laundry basket compares to a real bushel or peck, but we had a couple of laundry baskets last year. That’s a whole lot of quince. This year’s harvest has been quite the opposite....
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Aug 13, 2010 | Chinese Food, Food, Memories
I’m not a huge fan of leftovers. I think it comes down to the fact that, with three older brothers, we simply didn’t have them very often. Anything not eaten wasn’t eaten for a reason, usually the “yuck” factor. I recall having leftover...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Aug 9, 2010 | Cooking, Food, Memories, Uncategorized
Growing up a Navy brat has its disadvantages. One of them being that my dad was never stationed close to Montana where his and my mother’s families lived. Most of my aunts and uncles lived in Montana, and all our family reunions have been in Montana. As a...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Jul 8, 2010 | Cooking, Food, Uncategorized
The most recent issue of Fine Food came with a Cherimoya Lime sorbet that looked too good to pass up. We first encountered this fruit about a year ago. We bought one, brought it home, cut it up and immediately spit it out. It turns out that the Cherimoya is one of...
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