Food

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I Made That: Homemade Cronuts

cronut_scalpersCrassers were way over cronuts by the time the general population was just hearing about them. Good for Dominique Ansel for creating something so good and for his PR team for creating such a hype. I planned to hit up the bakery when I was in NYC in July, but by then people were lining up for hours to just get their maximum of two cronuts. Fuck. That. Shit.

While browsing one of my favorite recipe sites, tastespotting, I found a recipe for Homemade Cronuts. I had all the ingredients in my cupboards and I’m confident in my bread-making skills, so I decided to make some.

If you’ve ever made bread before, the process is similar. Warm up the liquid (milk, in this case), add the yeast and let it sit. When the yeast starts to foam, add the sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix together and then add the dry ingredients. Knead the dough until it’s smooth and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes. Continue reading →

Recipe Sunday: Spicy Sesame Kale Slaw

The first time I made this salad was the 4th of July. I’d nearly forgotten the holiday because my husband was at work and I was cleaning and paying bills.

The most festive thing that happened before the salad, was a Raising Hope marathon.

If there’s any show that makes me laugh harder than Raising Hope, I can’t think of it. The show is so funny that I woke myself up laughing one morning while sleep-remembering this dialogue: Continue reading →

Celebrating Food-on-a-Stick

Late summer means county fairs and midways, and that means food-on-a-stick.  Popsicles, shishkabobs and corndogs are familiar examples of food-on-a-stick and probably are available at your local county fair. The others shown here, maybe not so much.

Click on for some truly great food-on-a-stick. Continue reading →

Recipe Sunday: Strawberry Limeade Cake

The limes on my lime tree recently started ripening, so I wanted to use a bunch of them in a dessert lest they start rotting. At first I thought of just making a key lime pie, but the more I thought about it, what I was really craving was the key lime pie filling mixed in with strawberries. I had an angel food loaf in the refrigerator, so I decided to experiment. Continue reading →

Recipe Sunday: Highbrow/Lowbrow Spicy Saffron Chicken with Turmeric Rice

Okay, so the title of this post is a little misleading, because turmeric isn’t really “lowbrow.” But for years I’ve thought of it as “saffron coloring for the fiscally challenged.” I love to use it in rice because it makes it so bright and cheerful for pennies a batch. It’s also good for you – which makes it pretty much a win/win. Then over Christmas I was gifted with a good sized amount of saffron. Saffron! The most expensive spice in the world! I’ve been hoarding it because…well, it’s the most expensive spice in the world. Continue reading →

Recipe Sunday: Risotto alla Penski

RisottoAllaPenskiRisotto is one of those dishes that gets a lot of flack for being “hard to make”. Yes, you can’t just set it and forget it, and it is a bit of a pain to stir it every few minutes, but the effort is totally worth it, and realistically you will only be stirring on-and-off for about thirty minutes. NBD. This recipe is near and dear to my heart as I created it when I was wooing my husband. On Tuesday we celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary, so I can say with confidence that this dish will certainly get you some. Continue reading →

Recipe Sunday: Strawberry Basil Martini

Summer is officially here, and one of the most important decisions you will make is choosing the right summer cocktail: crisp, refreshing, and fruity without being too sweet. My new obsession is St. Germain, the french elderberry liqueur that seems to be all the rage lately. After trying out a few different recipes, I settled on this concoction. The gin helps balance out some sweetness and the sparkling water gives it just a bit of fizz. Continue reading →