A couple of weeks ago, my mother and I decided that we’d go a little off the beaten path when it came to Thanksgiving this year. We thought we’d mix it up with some new recipes.
That was the plan. Continue reading
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I love to cook, my mother loves to cook, so Thanksgiving is our day to play. However, it’s only going to be four of us for dinner this year, and Mom and I were talking about how to adjust the menu accordingly.
Then I threw out the idea that we jettison tradition and make something different. Continue reading
We have a wonderful lime tree in our front yard. Recently we trimmed some large oak trees and all of a sudden the little lime tree has been getting a lot more sun and being very generous with its fruit production. We have limes coming out of our ears! Trying to find uses for the limes, I decided to make homemade limoncello, but using limes instead of lemons. If you’ve never had limoncello, it is a crisp and refreshing liqueur made with lemons and grain alcohol. After doing some research, I decided to try this Gizmodo/Franny’s in Brooklyn method because I like the idea of letting the limes infuse the vodka over several weeks. Continue reading
I don’t mind posting about things that fail. Especially when it can help someone else out. So, for the love of Pete people, keep your knives sharp! Take it from me.
Back story: This week my husband and I ran away to Maine for a couple of days. Continue reading
This summer I received a message from GT Cosita, that she was coming out to Vermont in October.
What the what? How fun! Continue reading
We recently had a chance to try a great local restaurant called Scratch, a “modern American tapas restaurant”. The menu changes based on the availability of ingredients, and Executive Chef Dustin Haney manages to create amazing small plates out of a handful of ingredients. If you are ever in the Winter Park, Florida area, you should stop by, but be aware that they don’t take reservations and the location is tiny, so your best bet is to get there at around 6pm on a weekday, sit a the bar, and have a slow-paced dinner. Continue reading
I’ve been fighting off a cold, frantically cleaning for a week-long apartment guest – and dealing with a new freelance job that’s made me start to question my life choices.
So, playing in the kitchen hasn’t been much of an option. But when my husband bought me a beautiful bag of apples, I realized that a galette might make me feel a whole lot better. And it did. Continue reading
Isn’t fall the best time for baking? Fruit is still plentiful, you can have the oven on without feeling like you live in Satan’s kitchen, and it is acceptable to add nutmeg to anything. I like this recipe because it is so simple: 7 ingredients and not a lot of prep required. Continue reading
This time of year (at least where I live), having puff pastry in the freezer is like having half of a meal made before even starting to cook.
Just throw something pretty on puff pastry, add some cheese, and (wowza!) dinner’s on the coffee table in 30 minutes.
And because I hang out at the farmers market with my husband selling his wares, that means I get to know the vendors. They’re nice and generous. Sometimes they slip me extra tomatoes because they know that I’m a tomato geek. Continue reading
If you are looking for an authentic Pad Thai recipe, close this browser tab immediately and go to your nearest Thai restaurant. If you are Thai, my apologies for this bastard recipe. If you are looking for a yummy recipe that kind of reminds you of Pad Thai and can be whipped up using ingredients that you have at home, then this recipe is for you. Continue reading