miscellaneous
favor-”ette”: an empty mustard jar
May 8th, 2013
Well, almost empty. I actually thought I had shared this with you already – oops! This is a good one – and so easy. If you use jarred mustard, here’s a great tip for getting every last drop out of that little jar. When there’s about one to two teaspoons of mustard left in the jar (you’ll [...]
dairy free: “cheezy” broccoli fritters
January 29th, 2013
Okay guys- we’re almost at the “dairy-free” finish line and I’m churning out the recipes fast and furiously! Today it’s a savory side dish (or a light meal/vegan entree) that highlights one of the best vegan blogs out there. It’s called Healthy. Happy. Life., and is written and photographed by Kathy Patalsky. I really, really admire [...]
just a pinch: vinegar
November 26th, 2012
So if you thought I knew next to nothing about olive oil….well, I know even less about vinegar. The collection in my pantry has been amassed solely based on whatever my various recipes called for – and it’s about as uninspired as it gets. Red wine, balsamic, apple cider and all-purpose white. Yawn. While I [...]
just a pinch: olive oil
November 16th, 2012
Olive oil is definitely one of those ingredients that I knew very little about. Basically, I knew that you “cooked” with the regular stuff and “tasted” with the extra virgin, and for years that’s all I kept in my kitchen. And then our farmer’s market manager gave me a brief schooling in the art – [...]
101: how to roast peppers
October 12th, 2012
I always avoided recipes that called for homemade roasted peppers. It was such a hassle to stand over the stove, turning and turning each pepper over the flame until it was charred. And the peeling/coring/seeding? Messy/annoying/no. And then – years ago – I came upon this great tip and now rarely even use jarred peppers. [...]
101: vinaigrette
September 24th, 2012
This is for Sammi………. Why anyone would buy bottled dressing is beyond me. Making a delicious homemade vinaigrette couldn’t be easier, and you cannot compare the two. Even the fancy expensive dressings often have added chemicals and stabilizers. Xanthan gum? Autolyzed yeast extract? No thank you. This is all you need to remember when making [...]
to market: an embarrassment of riches
September 4th, 2012
Did I ever tell you that I am a CSA dropout? It’s true – this avid cook, lover of good food, champion of feeding my children well – joined a CSA, hated pretty much every minute of it, and vowed to never do it again (whew – it felt good getting that off my chest). [...]
d.i.y.: english muffins and butter
August 1st, 2012
Today’s D.I.Y. has been staring me in the face for months. Literally. It’s my breakfast. I eat the same breakfast pretty much every day – a toasted English muffin (with a little butter and honey), a hard boiled egg (with salt and pepper) and a big iced coffee. I don’t know why it never occurred [...]
to market: fried zucchini blossoms
July 9th, 2012
This, my friends, is one of my very favorite treats: I don’t remember where or when I first sampled fried zucchini blossoms but it was definitely a game-changer. I love them stuffed with ricotta cheese, dusted with confectioner’s sugar, or plain and simple – like I made them here. I was lucky enough to be [...]
holiday baking: one pound cake, two ways (deluxe double-vanilla)
December 17th, 2011
On the list of all sweet things I love, pound cake………..well, takes the cake. Today’s recipe is from a book I’ve talked about before. Rose Levy Beranbaum’s The Cake Bible has truly been my “bible” for much of my cake-baking life. Her pound cake recipe is the best I’ve ever tried (I’ve made it so often that [...]
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