Things that go together: doughnuts and coffee, sugar and spice, cheese and crackers, me and anything chocolate, and…cooking and drag queens?!??? Apparently so! The other day I came across a funny youtube video when I was surfing the net for cooking videos. The title of the series is “Cooking with Drag Queens“, and it is,…
Tarte Tropezienne and Finding a Balance in the Kitchen
When it comes to me and my kitchen time, the DH and I have different views. The DH alternates between “Why are you baking so much? Bake less or we’ll gain weight!” and “Is it done? Is it done yet? *waits a beat* Now is it done??” I alternate between throw-it-all-together (pretty much my standard approach) and getting into…
Memories of Meals Past: Healthier Spring Rolls
Time for another Memories of Meals Past post! This time it’s a lunch/light dinner food, spring rolls, that I made a few months ago. But made healthier by baking as opposed to deep-frying! I used this recipe as a starting point, and then naturally I made substitutions. I had half a head of purple cabbage…
Budget-Friendly Parmesan & Paprika Potato Wedges
When I was a grad student, I was always trying to stretch my pennies, and that including trying to stretch my food budget. I even wrote an article about stretching one’s food budget for my university paper; I talked about using root vegetables and seasonal produce. I came across a cookbook in a local store around…
Jammer Galette, Plus Where I Was When I Wasn’t Blogging
And…I’m baaaaaack! Did you miss me? There was radio silence (internet silence?) in my little part of the blogosphere for the past three weeks. Why? I was on vacation in South America! That’s right, I was soaking up the sun in sunny S.A.! The DH and I went to visit family in Venezuela and stopped…