I was reading a post on this NY Times food blog yesterday and it talks about a technique called mise en place. What that means is having having everything measured and ready to go before you start baking or cooking something. Um, I don’t really do that. I do make sure I have all the […]
So, I have a lot of hair. The color of that hair varies. When I was little, it was what you might call dirty blond. For the past two years (and for most of high school), it was auburn. Then I decided I wanted it really, really blond. Like Gwyneth on the cover of August […]
After I made the other fried chicken, my mom told me I was a silly goose for not making my great-grandmother’s version. Yes, she actually said “silly goose.” And I had no idea my great-grandmother had a fried chicken recipe. This one is also easy, although I made a mistake by not replacing the oil […]
I should start off by saying that butter pecan ice cream was a key part of my fetal development. It’s practically a part of my DNA. And this butter pecan is AWESOME. You may recall that I was thinking about trying some egg-free ice cream. I still am, but I thought that this might not […]
Why do clothing manufacturers think we want our expensive clothes to look like they came from the $5 rack at Forever 21? I’m talking about exposed zippers. They’re everywhere. And while I can appreciate the zipper-as-embellishment, or even the exposed zipper as part of an overall design, I don’t get the nice-dress-with-ugly-zipper thing. Yes, I […]
I follow Tyler Florence on Twitter, and ever since he tweeted about this bourbon peach cobbler, I have been wanting to bake it. I mean, seriously. South Carolina and Georgia may have the best peaches, but Maryland peaches aren’t too shabby. Plus, we probably own more bourbon than anyone else on earth. And Tyler Florence […]
In case you’ve missed Bazaar’s “Fakes are never in fashion” campaign, here’s another reason not to buy knockoff bags: Coach is suing a bunch of stores in Ocean City, Md., for selling fakes. Now, I do understand why someone would get a high-quality Gucci or Louis Vuitton knockoff, since the real ones are hundreds (and […]
I have been thinking about making watermelon sorbet for a long time. Then a girl at work was talking about how she wants to get an ice cream maker. And I read this article in the New York Times about egg-free ice cream (which I wish I had read before the vanilla bean incident last […]
I know it is kind of weird to dislike ANY ice cream, but I kind of hate French vanilla. I don’t mind generic “vanilla” that looks white, I just don’t like the flavor of the more yellow French vanilla. I do usually like vanilla bean though. So when I needed some ice cream to go […]
Although I wasn’t thrilled with Paula Deen’s fried chicken recipe, I have no complaints about her cheese biscuit recipe. It is easy to make, it doesn’t require any special tools and the biscuits are fantastic. Another reason to love this recipe? I accidentally added the cheese at the wrong time this time and the biscuits […]