Posted in bread, breakfast, fruit, quick bread, whole grains on Jan 31st, 2010
I must be growing up. Since when do I like raisins? At least I still think green peppers are blech. If that ever changes, I know I’ll be ready to pick up my cane and trade in my real teeth for the kind you take out at night to clean. Oh, and buy one of [...]
Posted in cheese, pasta, vegetables, vegetarian, weeknight meal, whole grains on Jan 28th, 2010
I don’t think I do too badly with self-control. I can sit at home all day with banana cream pie in the fridge and not even think about it until it’s time for dessert and tea. I don’t drink alcohol on weekdays (those extra calories are saved for dessert), and it isn’t a struggle, even [...]
Posted in bread, breakfast, chocolate, fruit, quick bread, tuesdays with dorie on Jan 25th, 2010
I made these, oh, a year and a half ago. And the file’s just been sitting around waiting for someone to choose them for Tuesdays with Dorie. Actually, it was the first recipe I ever made from Dorie Greenspan that was not specifically for TWD. I had told myself that I would only bake from [...]
Dave lucked out this year when his annual birthday pie didn’t come out quite right. Because then I made another one, and then when that one wasn’t perfect either, I made another one. The recipe is Tartine’s, and as usual, they take a classic and kick it up a notch. Their banana cream pie has [...]
Posted in casserole, cheese, favorites, freezer friendly, pasta, vegetables, vegetarian, whole grains on Jan 21st, 2010
I am officially out of recipes to share. I am now raiding my “Probably Not” folder – the rejects that either didn’t taste good or didn’t photograph well. I’ll spare you that ones that didn’t taste good. It seems like I could just make something new and blog about it, right? The thing is though, [...]
Posted in candy, chocolate, cookies, dessert, tuesdays with dorie on Jan 19th, 2010
The worst part of not loving the Tuesdays with Dorie recipe for the week is having to tell everyone about it. Not only do I feel like a Negative Nellie, but the flood of “sorry you didn’t like it!” comments starts, and, honestly, it isn’t such a big deal. There are many worse things in [...]
Posted in breakfast, freezer friendly, quick bread on Jan 14th, 2010
I got scooped! I was just about to write an entry on these scones a few days ago and decided to go with the apple muffins instead. The next day Michelle posted about them. What are the chances? Actually, considering that these first appeared on Barefoot Contessa Saturday morning, and by the time I baked [...]
Posted in cookies, dessert, tuesdays with dorie on Jan 13th, 2010
Michael Pollan made a suggestion that I thought was great: Eat all the fried food you want, as long as you fry it yourself. His hypothesis is that most people wouldn’t want to bother with the hassle more than once in a great while, so fried food wouldn’t be the norm in anyone’s diet. The [...]
Posted in bread, breakfast, fall, fruit, healthy, quick bread, whole grains, winter/holidays on Jan 11th, 2010
I don’t know why I feel the need to state this every year, but, again, for the record: I am pro New Year’s Resolution. Yes, we all know that you can resolve to make changes any day of the year. So what? New Year’s Day is the official last day of holiday craziness. It’s the [...]
Posted in chicken, one pot meal, quick bread, soup, vegetables on Jan 8th, 2010
Aargh, I hate when I choose a recipe specifically because of one step that I find interesting, and then I screw up that step! In this chicken and dumplings recipe, Cooks Illustrated uses chicken wings to thicken the broth, instead of starch. I’m always fascinated by how homemade stock is gelatinous when it’s cold, so [...]
