I’d like to think I know a thing or two about cooking, and especially baking, yet caramel eludes me. I go in each bout with a puffed-up chest, certain that this time will work. And why do I feel this way? The first caramel I ever made worked like a charm. Several wasted bowls of burnt…
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Ham and Cheese Waffles: Savory, Sweet, Perfect.
I can’t even think about these waffles without getting hunger pains and changing our dinner plans from Mediterranean tuna cakes with cucumber yogurt sauce with a baked sweet potato and roasted asparagus to… ham and cheese waffles. A few weeks ago, Epicurious posted a collection of wild waffles and pancakes that just spoke to me….
Ultimate Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Before we begin, a note. What were you doing on this day, oh, eight years ago? You probably have no idea, unless you had a LiveJournal (because I wasn’t cool enough to use WordPress back then), and then you still might not have any idea. Check out my throwback blog post today, also known as…
Perfect, Crispy Oven Fries
Deep-fried fries are just.. not that fun. The back of the stove ends up with a film of grease, grease splatters on your forearms, and you spend eight bucks on enough oil. Yet fries themselves are, admittedly, quite fun. When I serve them to O, he lights up like a little kid who was just…
Mint and Balsamic Summer Fruit Salad
When I was planning the potluck a couple months ago, I felt this heavy obligation to include something fresh and healthy and altogether not filled with cheese. I wouldn’t dare include an actual leafy salad, so I settled for something ruinable: summer fruit salad with mint and balsamic. This is the perfect dish for late summer…
Baked Brie in Puff Pastry with Preserves: Hand Pies of the Gods
Individual baked bries with preserves are my new go-to portable food, far ahead of Go-gurt or Ren-Fair turkey legs. Great for entertaining, too.
