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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Roasted Tomato Sauce: Recipes for Ruby, A Virtual Baby Shower
You know what they say about the Best Laid Plans, right? That’s right; they gang aft agley. Yup, they can turn into a big old Gang of Ugly (which I’m sure is the translation). Let me back up a moment Continue reading…
Food 52sday Recipe Inspiration: Chicken with Creamy Dijon Mustard Sauce
What the heck is Food 52sday, anyway? I’m just getting in the Food 52sday Recipe Inspiration post under the wire before I turn into a pumpkin. This week, it was The Beloved’s turn to choose, and he’s gone with Chicken Continue reading…
Sunday Suppers: Chorizo Hash and Eggs
My favorite recipes aren’t recipes at all. And if you’ve been hanging out here for any time, you know what I’m going to say next: They’re recipe templates. By template, I mean a series of techniques you can follow with Continue reading…
Posted in feature, recipes, Sunday Suppers
Tagged chorizo hash and eggs, chorizo recipes, hash recipes, how to make hash, Sunday Suppers
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I Really Am Here to Help: Pastry Questions Answered, Part II
Part I As promised, here is part 2 of the Question Answering Extravaganza. Today’s questions include one about sorghum, substitutes for egg whites in royal icing, different types of icings and how to keep cookies soft. So please, read on Continue reading…
I Really Am Here to Help: Pastry Questions Answered, Part 1
I tell you guys that I’m here to help. That I can help you become more confident cooks. I often share wee tidbits of baking and cooking information–stuff like how to use equipment, tricks of the trade, technique how-tos. And Continue reading…
Food 52sday Recipe Interpretation: “Peachy” Black and Blueberry Cake
Well, this is embarrassing. The lovely Recipe Inspiration for this week is Simple Summer Peach Cake. I had Every Intention of using peaches and blueberries in the cake. Honest I did. Until my friend Becca asked for guest posters. I Continue reading…
Posted in feature, Food 52sdays, recipes
Tagged black and blueberry cake, Food 52sday, Food52
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I’ve Been Guest-Posty Lately. Wanna See?
Sometimes I help out a bloggy friend or two by writing a guest post for them when they’re going to be away for awhile. It’s a nice thing to do to help out a friend, plus I can maybe meet Continue reading…
Posted in feature, Guest Posts
Tagged Cafe Terra, cooking techniques, guest posts, It's Yummilicious, peach crisp, risotto
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Food 52sday Recipe Inspiration: Simple Summer Peach Cake
So, what’s Food52sday anyway? Friends, after my Rant from yesterday, it was all I could do to unwrap my bonbons and get them to my mouth, so choosing this week’s Food52sday Recipe Inspiration was more than I was equipped to Continue reading…
RecipeShy: The Food Network is at Least Partly to Blame
Lots of folks can get to the point in their Journey to become Confident Cooks where they can look at a list of ingredients and know what techniques to apply to come up with their desired end result. I’ll talk Continue reading…
Posted in feature, Justifications, Kitchen Philosophy, Tantrums
Tagged recipe mistakes, recipes, The Food Network
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Brown Butter Blueberry Buckle. Boom!
Yesterday, the lovely folks from Knead to Cook on facebook posted a picture of blueberry buckle. The caption was something along the lines of “best blueberry buckle in the universe.” The picture taunted me, and I became crabby. Not because Continue reading…
