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How Mushrooms Are Keeping Me From Scratching Through The Walls

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Peggy

Buckwheat Crepes with Goat Cheese, Wild Mushrooms and Watercress

The other night I watched Louis Schwartzberg’s “Fantastic Fungi” and then dreamed I was living in a dense, surreal, Disneyish forest of mushrooms. Yep. Covid quarantine may be getting to me, but after that movie, I’ll never look at a mushroom––or tree, for that matter––in the same light. Fascinating, educational and absolutely entertaining, the movie described the complex mycelium earthscape beneath our … Full recipe post »

Home Away in Barbados: Marlin Steaks Bajan-Styled

Posted on Feb 22, 2017 by Peggy

Traveling pleasures, for me, include exploring food markets and trying my hand at local cuisines. We’ve just returned from Barbados, the most easterly island in the West Indies; a 3 1/2 hour flight south from Miami, and then another hour flight south to Venezuela. When traveling, Richard and I often rent a VRBO, a subsidiary of Home Away, Flip Key (owned by Trip Advisor) … Full recipe post »

My world for a lentil.

Posted on Jan 12, 2015 by Peggy

Hello, Lentils? Hi. It’s me. Peggy. …Say what? I’ve fallen from your favor? Sorry I’ve been snubbing you for the past couple of months. But I’m needing—nay, craving—to have you back into my life. I’m done with wretched excess; the frothy creams, sumptuous sauces and trumped-up cocktails that caught my eye in December. I miss … Full recipe post »