It’s that time again! The Daring Bakers took on Chocolate Éclairs by Pierre Hermé this month, hosted by Tony Tahhan and MeetaK. I was so excited, I did not even wait until the end of the month to make them! The down side to that, of course, was that I had to wait THREE WEEKS [...]
Article Spotlight: The Food Writer’s DietBon Appétit, September 2008
photograph by Darren Braun for Bon Appetit
In this last post before I head off to Las Vegas for my first wedding anniversary, and just after my first blog anniversary, I wanted to touch on the topic that inspired me to write this blog.
Food has filled many [...]
More ice cream! Had you going there for a minute didn’t I? No? The picture must have given it away.
As you can plainly see, I am still trying to perfect the art of at-home ice cream making. Either that, or I’ve decided to eat a small chunk of granite from a wee espresso cup.
This [...]
My one year blog-aversary came and went. I finished making this cherry chocolate ice cream, which was an icy disappointment, and started making this espresso ice cream, which is still in custard form in my refrigerator. I think the secret is really the eggs/custard.
Saturday night was my friend A’s 30th birthday party a week early. [...]
Why does it seem that every time we resolve to tighten the proverbial belt we always go out to dinner? Sports Fan and I have both had kind of a rough week. He’s been busy and I’ve had a case of the “blah’s.” I was ready to head home when he called to see if [...]
Overheard in My Apartment
“No. Please, No. No. Don’t bring out the dictionary.” – my husband
As Seen on the Subway This cracks me up every time I see it, but I never have a camera. Thanks to Dr. Curry, who had no idea who Kanye is, I can share this with all of you. It’s actually [...]
The biggest complaint I hear about my cooking, from my husband, is that I don’t make enough things he likes. My first response to this is, uh, who doesn’t like cookies, cakes and pastries?! Mmmm! And the smell of baked goods? Makes the day sooo much better. Second is that my desire to cook meat, [...]
*Ed: So apparently everyone and their uncle knows about this place except me. Well, everyone and their uncle, thanks for the heads up!! Geez.
This weekend I headed downtown to the Financial District on my way to take the ferry to Liberty State Park to see Radiohead. My friends and I met up at a [...]
**Ice Cream Contest Finalist!**
This recipe was sent to me by Jeanine as part of the ice cream contest. I was intrigued by the flavor and recipe… lemon ice cream? pre-baked meringue? But, as a huge fan of lemon meringue pie, I was looking forward to trying it.
These past few weeks have been hectic with [...]
Tuesday was my birthday, which is pretty much my favorite day of the year. I try to stretch out the birthday-good-will to at least a week, but the actual day is the highlight. I do no chores, get to pick what I want to eat and do and enjoy the attention lavished upon me for [...]