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,…
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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…
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…
April Fool’s Food: Sky High Apple Pie (Fruit-Free Version)!
Apple Pie! Is it or isn’t it? In fact…it isn’t! It looks like Apple pie (it fooled the DH) and tastes like Apple pie (there’s some serious chemistry behind why), but…it’s not apple pie! It’s actually made out of crackers, with lemon juice, cream of tartar, sugar, and cinnamon. The cream of tartar tastes slightly…