Remember a few weeks ago when I was complaining about the endless stream of cluttery nonsense that kept filling our entryway and driving me bananas? Well, Jared’s aunt read of my shoe-clutter woes and just last week passed along a genius nugget of info she snagged from Better Homes and Gardens online. It was a…
Archives for January 2011
Let the party begin
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve loved a good awards show. The Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes … it didn’t matter which one. As long as there were red carpets and fancy dresses, I was in. The Golden Globe Awards are this Sunday night, and in honor of the occasion, I thought I’d mix…
Let’s talk about truffles
Yesterday, Jared brought home lunch from Hoss’s Market & Rotisserrie, one of our fave little sandwich joints in town (they really sell a lot more than sandwiches, but I discovered a mega-delicious BLT there a few years ago and have yet to order anything else). Along with our regular order, which almost always consists of…
Project NYT: Oatmeal, meet Cookie. Om, nom, nom.
Dried oats are pretty amazing when you think about it. With little more than a dot of water and sprinkle of brown sugar, they’re an automatic breakfast. Roast them with dried fruit and maple syrup or honey, and your granola wishes are fulfilled. Add some butter, sugar, flour, eggs and raisins, and you’ve brought them…
Project NYT: Tomato Soup I
For the past six months, Jared and I have been in search of a delicious homemade tomato soup. It sounds simple enough, right? Beyond the tomatoes, milk, salt and pepper, it didn’t seem like there could be much to the basic recipe. Of course, I’d spent at least a decade making tomato soup from a…
Poor little reindeer: An adventure in glue
Have you ever had one of those days when you feel like you have all your little ducks in a row and everything is in crackerjack order and then all of a sudden the universe jumps in and reminds you that perfect order and lined-up ducks are just a bit too boring? That’s my optimistic…
Seared to perfection? Maybe practice makes perfect.
Every month when my trusty Real Simple comes in the mail, I start by flipping to the end of the magazine to check out the recipes featured in the back-of-book. I usually pick one or two from every issue to try out, and depending on the results (and time/ease of preparation), the meal will sometimes…
A feast for the eyes: Raspberry pavlova
When it comes to baking, few things are more satisfying than pulling a perfect batch of cookies from the oven or adding the final dollop of whipped cream to a beautifully plated cake. Sure, taste is the most important factor when all is said and done, but there’s also something to be said for that…
Another day, another cookie (salted double chocolate peanut butter)
I know, I know. Enough with the cookies already. It’s no secret to any of you that I’ve been a regular cookie-baking machine since Halloween rolled around (as evidenced here and here). But seriously, these are A-mazing (yes that capital A is intentional. Holla!) and so worth a trip to the store for a gallon…
Rebel in puff pastry: Some dessert doesn’t play by the rules
In the diverse world of baked goods, cream puffs are precarious little characters. You wouldn’t know it by looking at them. From all outward appearances, they’re beautifully simplistic and deliciously pure: delicate balls of fluffy pastry, filled with sweet and simple cream and topped with a classic chocolate or sprinkling of powdered sugar. With their…