 The other day I had a roll with salted butter, and it was astonishing. The butter was one of those foil-wrapped butter pats, and it was right out of the fridge cold. At home, I use only unsalted butter and I’m one of those renegades who leaves my butter in a butter dish on the […]  I do not like doing the dishes, and sometimes I feel like it’s all I do. I am a notoriously lousy housekeeper, but I do try to keep the kitchen clean and orderly. As a result of my time away I’ve been doing very little cooking, but still, there are piles of them and as […]  I had two moms, though not in the Heather Has Two Mommies kind of way, mine were serial. I know there are plenty of people with two moms, for a variety of reasons, in a variety of families, and with a variety of stories. This is the Mothers’ Day story of my two moms. I’m […]  Last week was a tough one, but as the week drew to a close I found some satisfaction and comfort in an unexpected place. I started my week on the 6:40 a.m.Amtrak to New York City and ended Friday on the 3:30 train back home from Washington DC a little worse for wear. It was a […]  Fermentation isn’t just for veggies, fermentation for breakfast can be a tasty treat. When I was a kid my mom used to make beer waffles. I don’t know where she found the recipe; this was long before one Google search could out thousands of recipes at your fingertips. Many of the recipes she relied on […] |
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Peggy Gilbey McMackin - Great article Nancy with fun and thoughtful nostalgia. I always use salted butter and additionally buy unsalted during holiday seasons when I’ll be doing more baking. Softened butter is Delish though I admit to not keeping it out… unless I’m serving baguettes. Thanks for sharing.