Posted in fall, gluten free, healthy, mushrooms, soup, vegetables, vegetarian on Nov 4th, 2009
Cooking déjà vu: When you start to make a recipe and then think, “Wait a minute…this seems familiar…have I made this before?!” Generally not a great sign because if you don’t remember it, perhaps it wasn’t worth remembering. I actually found pictures of this soup from last year, when I’d apparently made it and decided [...]
Posted in cake, chocolate, dessert, fall, nuts, tuesdays with dorie, winter/holidays on Nov 3rd, 2009
My dessert rich-o-meter has chocolate chip cookies right near the middle, with cheesecake at one end and, I don’t know, maybe angel food cake on the other. Although I almost never eat angel food cake. Regular layer cakes tend to be slightly on the less rich side of cookies, until you add frosting of course, [...]
Posted in breakfast, eggs, fall, gluten free, one pot meal, pork, potatoes, vegetables on Oct 30th, 2009
While I can be, shall we say, particular about preparation, I think keeping an open mind is so important when it comes to both ingredients and certain dishes. For example, stuffing. There’s nothing unpleasant about bread, seasonings, aromatics, and broth baked until the flavors are blended and the top is crispy. When people say they [...]
Posted in bread, breakfast, fall, freezer friendly, potatoes, quick bread, tuesdays with dorie on Oct 20th, 2009
I love that not just one, but two of this month’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipes are non-desserts. I haven’t baked a TWD dessert in weeks! I’ve gone almost a month with choosing all of my own desserts! I don’t mean to complain; obviously I like being part of the group, or, well, I wouldn’t be. [...]
Posted in cheese, fall, gluten free, rice, side dish, vegetables on Oct 17th, 2009
Everyone’s goal for their food blog is different. Are you keeping a log of recipes you make for your own sake – to store them somewhere, or to track your progress as a cook? Do you only publish recipes that you recommend others make? Do you have a blog just to cook along with various [...]
Posted in bread, breakfast, fall, quick bread, tuesdays with dorie on Oct 13th, 2009
Dave wants just one thing to make his workday more enjoyable, just one simple thing, and that’s biscotti. Although what he really wants is almond biscotti, and not any almond biscotti, it has to be this recipe. Sadly for Dave, biscotti aren’t one of my favorite things to bake, and I certainly have no interest [...]
Posted in fall, fruit, gluten free, healthy, nuts, salad, vegetables, vegetarian on Oct 8th, 2009
It’s hard to believe that most years, I’m anti-anything fall until October 1st. Not this year. September included pumpkin breakfasts, apple desserts, and plenty of pumpkin beer. Granted, the weather was pretty warm in September and the trees were still green so it didn’t feel much like fall, but it didn’t feel like summer either. [...]
You must make this cake. I try not to say that. I know everyone has their own preferences. Not everyone likes to bake. There is no shortage of apple cake recipes. But – You must make this cake. It’s the essence of fall, all in one small unassuming square of cake. It will make your [...]
Posted in cake, dessert, fall, freezer friendly, recipe comparisons on Sep 25th, 2009
You know what’s totally unfair, considering that I’m in general more interested in food than Dave? He has a more sensitive palate than me. What the hell? I made these cupcakes when he wasn’t around, and I had to do three separate “tastings” (eating all three in one sitting, unfrosted) over a couple of days [...]
Posted in dessert, fall, freezer friendly, fruit, pie, tuesdays with dorie on Sep 15th, 2009
I have officially relinquished my annual Fight Against Fall. Usually I’m very stubborn about waiting until October before I want to think about apples, pumpkin, or candy corn. But, eh. It got cold early this year, and we’re going to be really busy in October, so I figured I’d better soak up this time while [...]
