http://www.orangeslemons.com/ en-us andrhia@gmail.com 2007-04-23T10:46:02-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.orangeslemons.com/archives/000922.html Everyone who's done a little cooking knows that the type and quality of the fat you use has a dramatic effect on the final product. That's one of the reasons why mass-produced cookies made with hydrogenated shortening, rather than butter,... 922@http://www.orangeslemons.com/ Food and Politics 2007-04-23T10:46:02-08:00 http://www.orangeslemons.com/archives/000903.html You know how you buy a dozen bagels and then by the end of the week you're left with three bagels as hard as a rock and you can hardly cut them without breaking a knife and you have to... 903@http://www.orangeslemons.com/ How To... 2007-03-14T17:39:59-08:00 http://www.orangeslemons.com/archives/000899.html For years, I've taken the "buy fresh, quality ingredients" gospel at face value. When I switched to these quality ingredients - the organic cage-free eggs, the King Arthur flour, the sun-ripened tomatoes - I've never noticed much of an improvement,... 899@http://www.orangeslemons.com/ We Wish They'd Told Us 2007-03-05T11:06:45-08:00 http://www.orangeslemons.com/archives/000814.html I have long had a mild revulsion for potato-based soups. I've blamed the potato-cheddar soups my mother used to make. Lately, though, I've found myself quietly reminiscing about this childhood nemesis, suspecting it just wasn't as bad as all that.... 814@http://www.orangeslemons.com/ Now We're Cooking 2006-11-07T19:49:52-08:00 http://www.orangeslemons.com/archives/000768.html It's been two weeks since I joined the Full Circle Farm CSA. As I went to pick up the first box, pictured above, I was still a bit skeptical about the whole thing. Was it worth the expense? Would... 768@http://www.orangeslemons.com/ CSA 2006-04-28T19:53:19-08:00 http://www.orangeslemons.com/archives/000765.html Today I joined a local CSA program with Full Circle Farm in Carnation, WA. Offering you an assortment of fruits, vegetables and herbs, Full Circle Farm's Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program is your local connection to fresh organic produce. We... 765@http://www.orangeslemons.com/ CSA 2006-04-15T21:06:01-08:00 http://www.orangeslemons.com/archives/000631.html My entire life, I thought I hated cranberries, and especially cranberry sauce. In my world, cranberry sauce was this jiggly can-shaped substance that you sliced on the can-imprinted lines and had once a year at Thanksgiving. Thank goodness I tried... 631@http://www.orangeslemons.com/ Now We're Cooking 2005-11-24T10:18:05-08:00 http://www.orangeslemons.com/archives/000551.html Oops! In a fit of spam-control we managed to break the comment forms! All should be fixed now, but you'll need to enter a string of numbers into the comment form before you can post. We're sorry for any inconvenience.... 551@http://www.orangeslemons.com/ Administration, etc. 2005-11-11T16:53:31-08:00 http://www.orangeslemons.com/archives/000534.html For weeks upon weeks now, I've been failing at a decent grocery shopping trip and have been eating poorly as a result. I haven't really wanted to cook and we've been eating out or grabbing whatever meager morsels manage to... 534@http://www.orangeslemons.com/ Now We're Cooking 2005-10-15T21:21:46-08:00 http://www.orangeslemons.com/archives/000502.html Oh, yeah, the food blog. A month and a half since last posting! A month and a half of being so busy and tired and lazy that nothing interesting has come out of my kitchen. I have no idea what... 502@http://www.orangeslemons.com/ 2005-04-21T20:17:26-08:00 http://www.orangeslemons.com/archives/000488.html Have you ever had a recipe turn out completely different from what you had expected? I found a recipe for a squash soup that showed promise; sauté an onion in oil and butter, add chopped butternut squash, vegetable broth, cayenne... 488@http://www.orangeslemons.com/ Now We're Cooking 2005-03-04T16:32:08-08:00 http://www.orangeslemons.com/archives/000483.html Ah, Valentine's Day in arguably the most romantic city in the world. I'd never been to Paris before, and certainly wouldn't recommend visiting in the middle of February. After three days of wind, rain, hail and more wind, Mr. Orange... 483@http://www.orangeslemons.com/ Eating Out 2005-02-14T22:34:55-08:00 http://www.orangeslemons.com/archives/000476.html My mother makes fabulous pies: When I took pictures of the fabulous pies (these are chocolate cream and coconut cream, but she also makes other types of fabulous pie), I had every intention of posting the recipe for all to... 476@http://www.orangeslemons.com/ Eat Dessert First 2005-01-28T12:59:41-08:00 http://www.orangeslemons.com/archives/000471.html For Christmas this year, my parents gave me a much-desired vacuum sealer. I have to say, I am not prone to watching television infomercials, nor coveting the merchandise they tout - but I've wanted a vacuum sealer ever since I... 471@http://www.orangeslemons.com/ Gadgetry 2005-01-16T17:44:26-08:00 http://www.orangeslemons.com/archives/000467.html When you are preparing a sausage-bean soup, and you discover that the sausage in your freezer is adorned with a light dusting of ice crystals, DO NOT continue to place them in the pot. That is a very, very good... 467@http://www.orangeslemons.com/ We Wish They'd Told Us 2005-01-13T16:19:01-08:00