Clafoutis are traditionally made with sour cherries, or with all variety of stone fruit and berries, but what about a savory one, what about a corn clafouti? I have some leftover corn in my fridge (all summer I have leftover corn in my fridge) and you can get a clafouti in the oven by the […]

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  • May 25, 2015 - 7:26 am

    Weekend Breakfast » Chefs Last Diet - […] or Sunday I have but one thought weekend breakfast!!! Weekend breakfast can be almost anything from corn clafouti, to blueberry pancakes to venturing out to one of my favorite breakfast spots. Today I woke […]ReplyCancel

  • July 8, 2015 - 9:26 am

    Weekend Breakfast | The Happy Diet - […] or Sunday I have but one thought weekend breakfast!!! Weekend breakfast can be almost anything from corn clafouti, to blueberry pancakes to venturing out to one of my favorite breakfast spots. Today I woke […]ReplyCancel

Quite by chance I happened upon the PBS series The Mind of a Chef, on Netflix.  I am still on season one, and season three begins this September, so we have time to catch up. Having grown tired of the non-stop food competitions on Food Network, and the glorification of  individuals who have no more […]

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  • August 7, 2014 - 8:27 am

    Ryan Boudreaux - Thanks for turning me on to this show, I need to watch it soon.

    Bon appetite!
    CCR
    =:~)ReplyCancel

    • August 7, 2014 - 8:46 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Ryan, please let me know if you like it! I am almost done with season 1, and season 2 starts with a new chef, so I hope I still love it as much! David Chang simply rocks my world!ReplyCancel

  • August 7, 2014 - 5:20 pm

    Peggy Gilbey McMackin - Looks great Nancy, I plan on giving it a try. As far as inspiring TV cooking programs, I much prefer the calmer, instructional shows, but anything that provides insight with some intelligence, depth, and sometimes, even practicality, is good.ReplyCancel

  • August 8, 2014 - 4:17 pm

    Suzanne Gray - “This is emotionally delicious” has to be the greatest food description ever!

    And this show sounds right up my alley. It’s cold and rainy here this weekend and our cookout for tomorrow night just got cancelled. Perfect time to curl up with a good food show! Thanks Nancy!ReplyCancel

    • August 8, 2014 - 4:29 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - I know right? I hope you love it as much as I do, Suzanne, please let me know what you think!
      BTW, I am going to see The Hundred FOot Journey this weekend, so I’ll let you know how I like it.ReplyCancel

  • September 18, 2014 - 6:57 am

    Momofuku Milk Bar’s Corn Cookies » Chefs Last Diet - […] the Mind of a Chef,  in episode #14 of season one, Christina Tosi makes corn cookies, and as soon as I saw this I […]ReplyCancel

We go through life looking for answers in all the wrong places, and sometimes there is never a good answer. Last weekend I attended my first blogger conference, BlogHer 2014.  It was an amazing getting to meet so many virtual friends, and getting a taste of just how much I have yet to learn, about […]

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  • August 4, 2014 - 8:58 am

    Sarah @ LeftBrainBuddha - Ok, first of all, you’re awesome! And I beg to differ with the characterization of the selfie as narcissism. Sure, sometimes they can be done all self-promotery, but it’s also about being comfortable with our bodies and our selves. It’s seeing how much we change through the day and the year. So often women are the ones behind the camera, snapping pics of our kids or our pets or whatever, and the selfie lets us be seen. So bravo to you for snapping your lovely selfies and sharing them and being seen! (And you should totally watch Scandal — it’s so good!) Take care, lovely 🙂ReplyCancel

    • August 4, 2014 - 9:48 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Wow, thanks Sarah! What a great way to start the day with a comment like this! I am working on the whole selfie thing, so BlogHer definitely gave me a strong nudge in that direction. Scandal it is!ReplyCancel

  • August 4, 2014 - 11:06 am

    Jade - Totally get where you’re coming from, and the feeling that it’s easy for people like Kerry to throw away the scales.

    In some ways I’d love to say – screw it, I’m big, whatever – but I’m so unhappy I can’t.

    I also understand how hard it is to share a photo when you feel that way, so well done for doing it!ReplyCancel

    • August 4, 2014 - 1:36 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Jade, Just say ‘screw it’ it will liberate you (at least a little).
      ThanksReplyCancel

  • August 4, 2014 - 4:45 pm

    April - You’re the first person to mention that Demetria and Kerry were there… LOL! I say that like I know them! I’ve seen Kerry on countless things and Demetria on her reality show. Anywho. I keep my scale out, but I don’t use it primarily. That said, I don’t take selfies. I don’t even brush my teeth in the bathroom, I realized. I don’t know if there are answers. I really don’t.ReplyCancel

    • August 4, 2014 - 4:49 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - April,
      Thanks for the comment, and I’ve read a bunch of recaps, and I guess you’re right. Were you there? I met so many people my head it still spinning, though it is slowing down!
      I say if I can take a selfie, anyone can, and you certainly should!ReplyCancel

  • August 4, 2014 - 5:56 pm

    Sarah - I love your selfie! I’m so bad at them! Loved meeting you! And you NEED to watch Scandal! XOReplyCancel

    • August 4, 2014 - 7:57 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - sarah, thanks, I’m happy to hear I’m not the only one who thinks my selfies suck! I think I’m due for a marathon of Scandal, which I will schedule for when my daughter goes to Guatemala (sniff) and leaves me all alone.ReplyCancel

  • August 4, 2014 - 7:00 pm

    Aussa Lorens - I didn’t start taking selfies until I had a blog (and became a complete narcissist, obviously–ha). There is a strong pull to look at every single photo and immediately identify something wrong with the way I look, it’s incredible. But it’s a waste of time. I majorly regret that I have almost zero photos of myself traveling overseas, simply because I was too self-conscious to be in a photo. It seems like a quick way to leach opportunity out of a moment, when you’re so trained to criticize yourself.

    I know I’m totally fixating on the selfie thing, but I really like this youtube video I recently found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usixSGc7T9o Particularly where she talks about taking bad selfies. I’m on SnapChat and ONLY talk to my Sister in Law and I send her INCREDIBLY unflattering photos all day long. For some reason, this makes me feel better, like how I look doesn’t matter.ReplyCancel

    • August 4, 2014 - 7:59 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Aussa,
      I think you have the right idea about taking tons of selfies! I have one friend who always has good photos of me, and that’s because he always takes a million, so odds are some will be winners! I need to just suck it up and self-on (so to speak).
      You’re also right about no pix of me anywhere for the last several years, and there’s no getting that back.
      Thanks!ReplyCancel

When I was in fourth grade I entered a Girl Scout bake-off, and won first prize with a plum cake. I believe it was the Plum Cake Cockaigne from The Joy of Cooking. Each of my sisters and I made something for this competition, and basically my mom just gave us each a recipe. I […]

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  • July 31, 2014 - 12:40 pm

    Ellie - Yum! You are such a wonderful story teller! I love that I can read your posts and hear your voice! Miss you! XOReplyCancel

    • July 31, 2014 - 1:01 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Ellie! So good to see you here. Miss you too.ReplyCancel

Last week while driving I happened upon an interview with chef Thomas Keller on the NPR program From Scratch. It was a long interview and covered a lot of territory, but what really struck a chord with me was when Keller said “cooking is about repetition”. That phrase really resonated with me, as it does with […]

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  • July 28, 2014 - 12:10 pm

    jhanis - I’m waiting for the day when i can cook without a cookbook or a recipe opened up in front of me. I read and re-read instructions and measurements while cooking with anxiety! LOLReplyCancel

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