by Kelli Donley | Aug 6, 2008 | Community, Journal, Kitchen Talk
Tomorrow night heralds the return of the community dinner. Any guesses to the menu? While my theme was “Go Team USA!” in Olympic Summer Game spirit, I am not fond of fried chicken and apple pie. Okay, maybe apple pie, but most “American” food...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 31, 2008 | Community, Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
My friend Peter had a birthday when I was in Africa. While I managed to bake for AJ and Gregg’s summer birthdays — the other two in the Bagel Boy Trifecta — I completely forgot Peter. Ouch. Thankfully I made it up to him this morning with a tray of...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 30, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
Healthy summer dinner, post spin-class: sweet potato with garlic and salsa and a colorful salad. I found a new way to prepare sweet potatoes without having to turn on the oven. A rice steamer! I added a couple cloves of garlic and set it for 60 minutes. By the time I...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 26, 2008 | Arizona, Domestic Art, Journal, Kitchen Talk
This afternoon I joined 7 girlfriends at the Great Harvest Bread Company in Tempe for a bread baking class. I wasn’t sure what to expect; I love to bake and finally mastered a great loaf of bread with the ever-so-popular No Knead recipe. Then again, I’m...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 23, 2008 | Get Fit, Goals, Journal, Kitchen Talk, Public Health, You Can!
It’s been quite a while since I’ve browsed my copy of “You Can Do It” — a book blogging project I’m doing with Aimee. Rather than do the badges in order, I’m skipping ahead to badge #41: Eat It. Essentially the idea is to take...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 8, 2008 | Journal, Kitchen Talk, Public Health, Travel
Griselda, my godson’s mother, invited our her home for lunch on our last day in Jinotega. She made an amazing pot of chicken soup with countless vegetables. Here she stokes the fire to get the soup boiling. Back in the kitchen, she and one of her girlfriends...
