I’m baaaaack…well, sort of
Posted on 27 February 2011 | 2 responses
The bad news is that I have no new recipe for you.
The good news is that I’m back. Four and a half months have gone by so quickly — I have thought of you often.
I wanted my return to be triumphant, but it’s gotten to the point when it’s more important that I post something…anything. Even if it is this very lame post.
Upside-down Caramel Pear Muffins
Posted on 12 October 2010 | 1 response
Even though we’re enjoying a late Indian summer (mind you, I’m not complaining), I can’t help but be inspired by autumn cooking. Specifically fall baking.
This is the one time of year I miss living on the East Coast. Unlike apple picking and cider, fall traditions in California don’t resonate. As much as I like pomegranates and persimmons, they don’t scream “autumn” to me. On the other hand, California does brag a range of apple varietals that I’ve never seen back east.
Vanilla Hot Milk Cupcakes
Posted on 8 October 2010 | 2 responses
I am obsessed with food trucks.
Look, this should come as no surprise. I am routinely obsessed. I flit from interest to interest like moths to a flame. Or something like that.
But this obsession feels real. Lasting. And maybe even threatening. At least to my belly.
It started so innocently with a small crush on Mobowl, but it quickly escalated. Within weeks, I had announced to one and all that Wednesdays (a.k.a. Mobowl days) were the best day of the week. Every Wednesday, I lined up for my weekly dose of Mobowl. And, every Wednesday, I ate too much and cursed the dark forces that make food taste so very good.
Last Friday, I descended further into the madness; I went to the food truck mecca: Off the Grid.
Brandy-Infused Concord Grapes
Posted on 5 October 2010 | 8 responses
Have I ever mentioned my preserve-of-the-month club?
If you are Facebook friends with me (I almost said “friends in real life,” as if that is what being a “Facebook friend” means), I went through a week-long period during which it was all I talked about. It was all “DM if you want to be in my preserve-of-the-month club.” And “starting a preserve-of-the-month club for six months. Contact me for details.” It’s nauseating how some people do nothing about talk about themselves. Positively sickening.
Ok, back to me. I decided to start a preserve-of-the-month club for people I know for a six-month period. It’s an experiment to see if I could actually survive making one preserve a month, particularly during the harsh lean winter months. Would it be all marmalades and candied citrus peels? Could anyone be reasonably expected to survive this sugar apocalypse?
Fudgy Chocolate Brownies
Posted on 23 September 2010 | 9 responses
I have a confession to make: I don’t like chocolate.
No, don’t go…I’m not crazy. Hear me out.
I do think chocolate is ok. It’s good enough, but I’m never going to pick a molten chocolate cake over a lemon tart. And I usually need my chocolate cut by vanilla or caramel. I just don’t buy into the whole cult of chocolate.
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