Bob Vivant

Putting Pen to Paper and Cinnamon Oatcakes

My notebook with its soft, worn, black cover has been quietly watching me for weeks now, like a friend that asks little of you, but wants to reassure you that she’s there when you’re ready at last...

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This Old Mare and Strawberry Mint Springria

I turned forty in 2011. It was a milestone, but as a firm believer in the notion that wisdom comes with age, it wasn’t one that I dreaded. The worst part of turning forty was the qualifier that...

Apr 25, 2013 Like

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Bourbon Brown Sugar Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Instead of weaving some lyrical story for you that predictably ends with me in the kitchen whipping up a batch of this or that, I’m skipping right to the end. Let’s face it, once you see the words...

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A Study in Contrasts and Sesame Sea Salt Shortbread

The first seventeen years of my life were spent in a dilapidated, bar-on-every-corner, mill town in Western Pennsylvania. Insulated. That’s the best word to describe the childhood I spent in a...

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Winning the Lottery and Whole Wheat Soda Bread with Cherries

Pay off the mortgage. Buy a farm in Vermont. Invest in finding a cure for Raynaud’s Syndrome. Do more to end world hunger. Buy a motorcycle and invent a riding suit made from the same material used...

Mar 14, 2013 Like

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Pushing Buttons and Pan de Higo (Spanish Fig Loaf)

This Spanish fig treat, known as pan de higo, pushes a lot of my buttons–the good buttons, not the ones our moms or bosses push that send us into immediate bouts of self loathing. For me, pan de...

Mar 2, 2013 Like

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Groundhog Day Part 2 and Smoky Sriracha Almonds

Last night at dinner Greg asked me what I planned to share here at Bob Vivant in my next blog post. “Those smoky almonds that you fell hard for this weekend,” I answered, hoping my tone masked the...

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Punxsutawney Phil and Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookies

Here’s where we’re at: At 4 a.m. tomorrow the alarm clock that sits a foot away from Greg’s head will go off. It will be too early for NPR’s Early Edition, so we’ll wake to an unfamiliar, monotone...

Feb 1, 2013 Like

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Our Little Table and Blueberry Baked Oatmeal

For the three coldest seasons of the year, we enjoy of our meals, both breakfast and dinner, inside at a wooden table tucked into the backmost corner of our hundred-year-old house. The thick edges...

Jan 24, 2013 Like

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Resistance and Fig and Feta Tartlets

Why are you here? Do you know? And by “here”, I don’t mean this blog, your computer, or your kitchen. I mean Here in this world. Currently, my income is generated from cooking lessons, which most...

Jan 15, 2013 Like

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The End of the World and Salted Chocolate Chip Shortbread

After our workout this morning Greg suggested that I weigh myself “just to know where you’re at going into the holidays.” What? A weigh-in could squash my “ho ho ho” in one fell swoop. I avoid the...

Dec 21, 2012 Like

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Holiday Cheer and Roasted Potatoes with Smoked Trout and Avocado

“Tis the season for giving, sweet indulgences, and things that sparkle. Break out the pretty glasses, the ones you’ve been “saving for good” and fill them with the expensive champagne you stowed...

Dec 11, 2012 Like

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Letting Go and a Cranberry Ginger Frosty

This holiday season I’m giving myself a present. It’s the homespun sort, DIY if you will, laboriously crafted with love and guaranteed to please–the gift of letting go. If I waver, I’ll look to my...

Dec 1, 2012 Like

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Our Thanksgiving

It’s a few hours before the sun is up on this Thanksgiving morning. The house is quiet, the kind of quiet that makes the sound of my fingers hitting the keys on the computer an unwelcome nuisance....

Nov 22, 2012 Like

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New Moon Rising and Ginger Garlic Pickled Carrots

Ding. Ding. Ding. “New Moon 4:08PM.” I set calendar reminders for new and full moons. The lunar cycle provides me with a framework for measuring progress in my life. When the new moon is...

Nov 13, 2012 Like

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Halloween and Ham and Cheese Muffins

Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. Decades before Home Depot was selling giant, inflatable skulls, I was crafting realistic scary monsters out of my dad’s old flannel shirts and work...

Nov 2, 2012 Like

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A Patient Food and Butternut Squash Pesto Pizzettas

There’s something about squash—winter squash to put a finer point on it—that soothes me in a way that other foods, even my favorites like pizza and Pleasant Ridge Reserve cheese can’t. I get a...

Oct 23, 2012 Like

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Ease and No-Knead French Bread

I bake bread every week, sometimes twice a week. It’s not because I’m obsessive, which I can be. It’s because it’s really easy. Flour + Yeast + Salt + Water I know, I know, what’s easy for me may...

Oct 11, 2012 Like

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My Crash Course in Indian Cooking and a Recipe for Naan

Nothing can lure me out of a funk faster than planning a party. And not just any party. This particular mood improver was a celebration of Indian foods, which I love, and, more importantly, it was...

Oct 3, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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My Friend Raible and Peanut Butter and Jam Scones

If you’ve stopped by for a light read, stop here. But before you go, do consider scrolling down for my peanut butter and jam scone recipe. They’re guaranteed to put a smile on the face of anyone...

Sep 21, 2012 Like

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My First Date and Italian Fall Fruit Conserve

I had my first date when I was a kid except I didn’t know I was eating a date. It was mashed together with marshmallows, coconut, and graham cracker crumbs in my mom’s no-bake coconut date balls–my...

Sep 14, 2012 Like

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A Long Weekend and a Pesto Tomato Tart

It’s been a long, hot summer. The temperatures are still climbing towards ninety each day, yet there are signs that fall is waiting just around the corner. Our drought-stricken grass is peppered...

Sep 4, 2012 Like

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Conscious Crumbs and Sesame Peanut Cucumber Salad

When I quit my big girl job in 2008, my resignation didn’t feel like the climactic point that it turned out to be. I told everyone it was just a break. And I meant it. I had every intention of...

Aug 24, 2012 Like

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My Friend Julia and Thai Basil Watermelon Margaritas

Dear Julia,I never had an imaginary friend as a kid. I waited until I was in my thirties, then I found you. Oh the stories we could tell; the secrets we’ve shared. You’ve never looked over my...

Aug 17, 2012 Like

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Tears and Bloodshed and Blueberry Pecan Bread

There’s a light breeze blowing this morning. The humidity is low, and it’s cool enough to enjoy a cup of coffee on the deck while I write, which is to say that it’s an all too rare, comfortable...

Aug 8, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Dog Days and Rosemary Lemon Icebox Cookies

It’s been a long, hot summer and it’s only July. But as anyone who’s been plagued with temperatures that sound like numbers on the FM radio dial can attest, “hot” doesn’t do it justice.Sweltering?...

Jul 25, 2012 Like

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Writing and Whole Wheat Cherry Cream Scones

Nothing paralyzes my writing muscle faster than reading, or rereading, a book about writing written by an accomplished, highly regarded writer. For months at a time I’ll go on believing that my...

Jul 18, 2012 Like

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My Story of the Pan Bagnat

You’re not going to find many sandwich recipes around here. Outside of a classic PB&J where my “J” is a chunky homemade strawberry jam or maybe an oozy, gooey, grilled cheese, sandwiches just don’t...

Jul 1, 2012 Like

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Another Trip Around the Sun and Coconut Raspberry Dainties

My husband Greg had a birthday yesterday. Or as he likes to put it, he “completed another trip around the sun.” It was his 43rd trip. Few things make me happier than making my special man’s day...

Jun 21, 2012 Like

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Bob Vivant

Putting Pen to Paper and Cinnamon Oatcakes

This Old Mare and Strawberry Mint Springria

Bourbon Brown Sugar Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

A Study in Contrasts and Sesame Sea Salt Shortbread

Winning the Lottery and Whole Wheat Soda Bread with Cherries

Pushing Buttons and Pan de Higo (Spanish Fig Loaf)

Groundhog Day Part 2 and Smoky Sriracha Almonds

Punxsutawney Phil and Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookies

Our Little Table and Blueberry Baked Oatmeal

Resistance and Fig and Feta Tartlets

The End of the World and Salted Chocolate Chip Shortbread

Holiday Cheer and Roasted Potatoes with Smoked Trout and Avocado

Letting Go and a Cranberry Ginger Frosty

Our Thanksgiving

New Moon Rising and Ginger Garlic Pickled Carrots

Halloween and Ham and Cheese Muffins

A Patient Food and Butternut Squash Pesto Pizzettas

Ease and No-Knead French Bread

My Crash Course in Indian Cooking and a Recipe for Naan

My Friend Raible and Peanut Butter and Jam Scones

My First Date and Italian Fall Fruit Conserve

A Long Weekend and a Pesto Tomato Tart

Conscious Crumbs and Sesame Peanut Cucumber Salad

My Friend Julia and Thai Basil Watermelon Margaritas

Tears and Bloodshed and Blueberry Pecan Bread

Dog Days and Rosemary Lemon Icebox Cookies

Writing and Whole Wheat Cherry Cream Scones

My Story of the Pan Bagnat

Another Trip Around the Sun and Coconut Raspberry Dainties

Fear and Sweet Pea Crostini with Crispy Pancetta

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