Archive - Food and other things from Tara O'Brady

The quiet ones. And, oatmeal cookies as you like them.

Hello and welcome those of you who are new here, owed to David Lebovitz’s kind introduction. Thank you to him for that, and for you for coming by. There…

Feb 4, 2022 •

June 2021

The sunshine we had hoped for. Roasted Beet and Blistered Tomato Panzanella

ALSO! A FUNDRAISER AT THE END.

Jun 28, 2021 •

March 2021

Dominoes. Calico Cream Cake.

If I could, I’d slide some cake* your way. I’m all for the presence of cake, even when lacking a specific reason for it. Cake for everyone. Any day…

Mar 21, 2021 •

We got here | Walnut Crunch Doughnuts

Thursday, March 12, 2020 was the last time I was inside a restaurant. (It’s been takeout since). Three of us were out for lunch, we ordered agedashi…

Mar 6, 2021 •

February 2021

Into glory. Charred Chile Cheese.

We’re going to get right to it. That photo is bugging me. It just doesn’t do justice to the good we have happening here. Close your eyes. Well, read…

Feb 4, 2021 •

January 2021

We are right at the start

Brown sugar mocha marshmallows

Jan 11, 2021 •

December 2020

This is a sad one.

Sneaking in, as I promised I would. We just finished a movie, the stockings are hung, and Sean just handed me the last of the eggnog. I’m warning you…

Dec 25, 2020 •

Maybe this will be the year.

Sweet Potato Baked Oatmeal

Dec 10, 2020 •

Into tighter focus, and tahini hot chocolate

I would say my dog ate this newsletter, but it is more concise to say she delayed it. When I started writing this, we didn’t have a dog. Two weeks ago…

Dec 1, 2020 •

November 2020

Unpack the words. And, kedgeree.

Not a lot today. Only an aside to share before we get to the food. In my head, I write letters. Not formally. There is no salutation or farewell. But…

Nov 12, 2020 •

October 2020

I know. With Espresso Praline Sand Dollars.

Who would have known the running glimpse of a white squirrel would prompt the response it did? I surely and squarely did not when smacking the publish…

Oct 29, 2020 •

In our palms. And, brown sugar pudding with peanut butter caramel.

On Monday we had a meal that was and wasn’t for our Thanksgiving exactly. It was a moment of registered gratitude. Yet, sticking to only our household…

Oct 16, 2020 •

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