Don’t you wish that recipes would include the time it takes to chop the vegetables in their estimate of how long it’s going to take you? I mean, if you have to cut up jalapeno, ginger, scallions, chicken, and cabbage, …
Hey there chickadees! First, I apologize for the long absence. I have no valid excuses and I promise not to let it happen again. I’ll hit this scene at least once a month and that’s a solemn oath. Let’s get …
For those of you who don’t know, I spent the first 12 years of my life on the east coast – in Connecticut, matter of fact. Most of my family (save the immediate ones) still live their, nestled in West …
For my birthday, my coworkers got me a gift certificate to go to a coffee roasting class at the Institute of Domestic Technology. This class taught the basics of how to taste coffee, including a cupping, and then dived into …
My friend Marissa is a pastry chef, so this weekend when I headed to New York City, I got to head to the restaurant she works at in Beacon, NY, and try some of her delicious desserts! First of all, …
Becca has been asking forever that we make our own polenta, so one day recently we did just that. It was so easy and delicious that I think I’ll just continue making it homemade, thank you very much! We used …
So last week, one of our coworkers had a birthday. This coworker (Hi, C!) happens to be GF, so of course, Becca did some sleuthing and found out he likes strawberry rhubarb pie — how appropriate, since his birthday is …
When my dad and my brother were visiting I decided to try my hand at breading chicken. I’ve never been very good at getting breading to stick to items, but I figured chicken is an easy entree that everyone would …
Another recipe that Ana and I made was buñelos. These are like deep fried dough balls, but the dough is made of flour and cheese. So, basically the best thing ever. I said several times while we were making them …
So we have this friend named Ana, who is pretty delightful. She is Colombia, and has the key to many delicious dishes from her childhood that she was eager to share with me! We had a blast cooking several different …
