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…
When I was a senior in college, my friend Kevin concocted this elaborate scavenger hunt around Boston as a way to send us on our way to graduation. There were a few stops that day that were particularly memorable but I’ll always remember visiting the Haymarket Market. I’m not sure exactly what the challenge was…
I don’t really have lasagna all that often … but I would label it one of my favorite comfort foods. Sure, there are many on that list … but lasagna makes it. Lasagna has some of the qualities that I love in my favorite recipes. Cheese, pasta … and versatility. Lasagna is a great base…
The ability to braid one’s hair is a skill most people have. The ability to braid one’s bread dough? A completely different story. With the number of times that I’ve rocked a side braid, regular braid, french braid, french pigtails …. you’d think braiding dough was easier. But, it was seriously worth it. I mean,…
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…
In the past when I’ve been documenting our Downton Abbey dinners I’ve tried to stick with writing in the order that we ate. But this week, we started eating with split pea soup. It’s not exciting. It’s not sexy. Split pea soup is great but it’s not a conversation starter. It’s a sidebar. Nobody says…
Then there was the time that it was the season finale of Downton Abbey. It had been a few weeks since I attempted a full three course meal and so the finale was a great opportunity to get back in the swing of it. Baby Sister threw a bit of a wrinkle in the plans…
I have a desperate weakness for Auntie Annie’s pretzels. When I see that bright blue sign, I can barely resist overpaying for some salty, buttery, carby delights. I’m not sure when they debuted the pretzel sticks to the product line but I’d consider those babies my gateway drug to the pretzel nuggets. Those suckers are…
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…
Earlier this week it was brought to my attention that I haven’t been documenting. I guess it’s nice to know that someone noticed. There are a lot of things that I need to document. Thin Crust Pizza dough. Nutella Bread Pudding. Amazing homemade pretzels. Fried pickles. And most recently … Chicken Tikka Marsala. All of…
