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lemon sugar cookies

Posted by the lushers on Jan 26, 2012 in cookies, desserts

citrus is winter’s little bright spot, the standout amongst the bleakness of winter produce.  & while the bright flavors & tartness are reminiscent of sunny days & warmer weather, citrus fruits are really at their peak right now. so grab some lemons & get baking!  these soft & chewy lemon sugar cookies are sure to [...]

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california, here we come {again}: paso robles

Posted by the lushers on Jan 19, 2012 in travel

oh hi.  remember the time we went to mexico & california & i totally forgot to finish recapping the trip?  here’s the rest… from montrose, we drove about three & a half hours north on the 101, through santa barbara & the wine country from sideways, up to paso robles. somewhere among the winding road [...]

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tomatillo chicken stew

Posted by the lushers on Jan 12, 2012 in chicken & poultry, entrees, soups & stews

i was really hoping this stew wouldn’t be all that great. i mean, i wanted it to taste good, but just didn’t feel like the plating & the garnishing & the photographing…i was tired & hungry & just wanted to slop it in a bowl & eat. so I went over to the stove, where [...]

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meatless monday | chipotle spiced winter chili

Posted by the lushers on Jan 9, 2012 in entrees, soups & stews, vegetarian

last year around this time, tom & i took to roasting sheet after sheet of sweet potatoes, turnips, celeriac & parsnips to try to get in some daily doses of fresh veggies.  it can be kind of hard {& depressing} to try to eat well in the depths of winter when the only fresh things [...]

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a year in review | 2011

Posted by the lushers on Jan 2, 2012 in miscellaneous, Uncategorized

2011 has been a good year for the lushers, we cooked a lot of great things, ate & drank our way through california {which i need to finish telling you about} & then ate & drank our way through charleston {something else i need to get to…}.  several thousand {!} of you came to visit [...]

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