Winter. In all its frosty glory…how I pine for spring! To be fair, winter in my hood has been fairly mild this year. No snow (yet) which is unusual for late January. With only a few months left in the season, I am in my glory. Signs of spring are starting to creep into the daily newsfeed, catalogs, blogs. I know – not so fast. I must bide my time and wait out the winter chill – which at the least means that I can tuck myself into the kitchen with cookbooks and pots, not feeling at all guilty about staying inside while the winter wind does her thing outside.

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Snowmageddon 2016 – a food blogger’s dream!  Two feet of snow outside with more still to come….not much else to do than hunker down and COOK!  🙂 🙂 🙂  Happy, happy, happy girl!

First up – stock! Clear out that freezer and put up a good ‘ole pot of stock. Check.  Those chicken bones, veggie scraps and parmesan rinds are simmering away in a my big ‘ole white pot. (House smells yummy.)

Next up – clear out the pantry!

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