Dear blog,You are one year old today. To celebrate, I doctored this photo of a decidedly unhistorical chocolate beet cake. I hope you like it.It's been quite a year! In one year of blogging, I have...worked with two cookbooks and started a thirdlearned what salt pork isdiscovered the joys of cooking with animal fattried and failed to… Continue reading One year
Category: miss parloa’s young housekeeper
When cleaning house
Ah, spring! The daffodils are blooming, the grass is green, the air is crisp, the snow is falling...Yes. Although it's the end of March, New England thinks it's still time to throw down a healthy mix of snow and rain. What a dirty trick, after 70-degree weather a few weeks back.No matter. Spring has a… Continue reading When cleaning house
the care of rooms
My apartment is located in a grand old house, the kind with high ceilings and ornate trim and bay windows. It's beautiful. I love coming home every afternoon, because I feel warm and cozy within the elegant architecture. There's something comforting about living in a beautiful place.However, there's also something dusty about living in an… Continue reading the care of rooms
Abby Murphy 