I’ll start at the end of the story: It was delicious. I regret nothing. But perhaps I should start at the beginning? It was a dark and stormy night (ok, it was just dark and night, no storms to be seen) and I was cooking up a storm in my cozy kitchen. Minestrone soup was bubbling on…
Memories of Meals Past: Dumplings Two Ways
Last year I decided to start a Cookbook Supperclub with some friends, and hold dinner parties where we all cooked a dish from the cookbook-du-jour, ending up with a number of appetizers, mains, sides, and of course dessert. We cooked our way through a number of cookbooks before the group dissolved due to well, life…
Dinner Roll Odyssey: Soft & Tender Dinner Rolls
Finally my long-awaited post is here! I’ve been promising Part II of my latest Food Odyssey (Dinner Roll Odyssey) for a while now, and at last the time has arrived! I love bread and I love buns and homemade bread is the best there is, I think. I like knowing that there are no preservatives or unwanted…
Of Comfort Food & Waistlines: Rice Pudding & Spiced Hibiscus Syrup
This week, my online bake-a-long group is making the Rice Pudding with Spiced Hibiscus Syrup from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking Chez Moi cookbook. I have a lot meals out and celebrations planned this week, so I didn’t want to make a full batch of rice pudding (I mean, I did, but I thought of my waistline…
Enter the Unexpected: Life, Health, and Chocolate Cake
I’ve missed a few posts lately for my online bake-a-long group. Why? Life, really. A change of weather brought a never-ending headache with it, and when that finally went away (after a week!), my insomnia went rampant and left me completely sleepless for a night. After 36 hours without a wink of sleep during the…