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Well, you may have noticed that I’ve been absent from the blog for a couple of weeks. Mr. Stone Soup and I took a road trip that turned out to be much more adventurous, or perhaps I should say arduous, than either of us had anticipated. I really thought I was going to be able to post along the way, but due to circumstances beyond my control, alas, it was not to be. I won’t …

Hello! and welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook! I’m glad you’re here. I’m guessing that everyone of you out there can relate to the evolving feelings I have about birthdays. As a child, they were so exciting I could hardly contain myself! But the older I get, the more mellow my feelings about them get. I do still like to be remembered, and there are friends and family I still enjoy exchanging gifts with. …

Hello and welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook. This week, we’re focusing on corn! Today, I’m going to be sharing a main dish in which corn is prominently featured, and a little something for your sweet tooth. The corn chowder recipe I’m going to share is one that I saw on a cooking show on TV many, many years ago. I never had a written version of it and over the years, the ingredients …

Hello and welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook. This week, we are focusing on corn! In Monday’s post, we learned that corn can be a vegetable or, when dried and ground, a grain. Today, I’ll share recipes for a couple of sides using both the vegetable and the grain version of corn. One is a salad and the other is a terrific tart that could serve as a side, an appetizer or even a …

Hello again and welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook. It’s corn week! If cherries are the first sign of summer, then the appearance of corn at the farmer’s market heralds the height of summer. Cue backyard cookouts, 4th of July parades and beach parties! Our corn farmer is from Brentwood, which around here is the undisputed corn capital. He is indeed a popular man during the short few months he graces us with his …

Welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook! Today, I am concluding my look at three cast iron skillets–Blacklock by Lodge, Smithey and Finex. [I have not been compensated for this series of reviews, I bought all the skillets with my own money and the opinions are my own.] I am a devotee of cast iron and love cooking with it daily. Last week, I introduced you to these three different cast iron brands. I talked …

Hello and thank you for joining me at The Stone Soup Cook! This week, I am continuing my series on cast iron. I am a devotee of cast iron and love cooking with it daily. Last week, I introduced you to three different cast iron brands. I talked about the features, the things I liked and some differences among the skillets. I also cooked bacon and eggs in all three skillets so we could get …

Hello! Welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook! This week, I am continuing my series on cast iron. I am a devotee of cast iron and love cooking with it daily. Last week, I introduced you to three different cast iron brands. I talked about the features, the things I liked and some differences among the skillets. I also cooked bacon and eggs in all three skillets so we could get a baseline look at …

Hello and welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook! This week and next, I am featuring cast iron cookware. I am a huge fan of cast iron and cook with it almost every day. This week, I am featuring a comparison of small skillets from Lodge, Finex and Smithey. Today, I’m going to focus on the Finex skillet. **I have not been compensated for this review and all the opinions are my own.** I first …

Hello and welcome back to The Stone Soup Cook! This week and next, I am featuring cast iron cookware. I am a huge fan of cast iron and cook with it almost every day. This week, I am featuring a comparison of small skillets from Lodge, Finex and Smithey. Today, I’m going to focus on the Smithey skillet. **I have not been compensated for this review and all the opinions are my own.** I became …