Ever since I made the first galette, I’ve been dying to make another one. While it would have been easy to just make the same-ish version I had already made (I’m still loaded with ice cream), I figured I should take advantage of the seemingly endless supply of tomatoes from my parents garden. While some…
I had dinner with someone this past weekend who continued to mispronounce quinoa repeatedly over the course of 3 hours. He pronounced it “QWIN-O-WAH” and I pronounced it “KEEN-WAH”. I’m too much of a lady – and fundamentally it made me feel awkward – to confront the situation so we both just continued to reference…
I’ve always been a little enchanted by macarons. They are one of those things that just scream simple elegance – which perhaps is the opposite of how I would describe myself. You look at them and they are just marvelous. Plus, ever since that morning in Chicago … I couldn’t get these suckers out of…
I’m not sure how many of these posts I start off by saying “I hate being behind on posting” … but this is certainly one of them. This blog is a balance of thoughts and cooking … and until I document all the cooking … it’s hard to document the thoughts. So, it’s like nobody…
I just ate about 6 peppermint Hershey kisses. Before that, I ate a rice cake smeared with nutella. My chocolate sweet tooth is rearing it’s ugly head right now. I think it’s really easy to make a chocolate dessert or maybe something that is like that. Chocolate cake, apple charlotte, strawberry shortcake …. all great…
I’m fully aware that they didn’t have nutella in Downton Abbey days. I almost care about historical accuracy but then I realize I’ve been nearly nutella free since before Thanksgiving. And, I really wanted some nutella. I also really wanted to eat more of the vanilla ice cream that was in my freezer (leftovers from…
A couple years ago, there was a revolution in our family. It pretty much started and ended around birthday cakes. Maybe the word revolution is a bit much but essentially, my sister and I have made every attempt going forward to make all the birthday cakes … as opposed to buying them. Not only are…
Welcome to the last chapter in the premiere episode of Downton Abbey … Season 3 of course. By this point in the evening, we had eaten some delightful deviled eggs and some Shepherd’s Pie. And nearly an entire bottle of champagne. We had also continued our hobby of impersonating some of the cast when…
It’s swapping season … internet style. I signed up for this food blogger cookie swap back in mid-October …. and now nearly two months later…. I can finally write up the recipe I lovingly crafted for it. The premise of the swap is that you have to make something that is original to your blog…
In planning my Julia Child Birthday Dinner, I felt like I really needed a dessert. I’m not even a “dessert person” but it felt like an occasion where you would say …. “oh we served three courses”. I’m actually not sure how you count courses …. so maybe the meal was two or maybe it…
