Everywhere you look in the summer in Maryland, there’s fresh sweet corn. It’s great grilled, but we don’t really have access to a grill right now. And it’s good boiled and sprinkled with chili powder. But there’s only so many times you can eat that in one summer. I wasn’t totally sure how these were […]
The other night, I got the silly idea to bake a loaf of bread instead of buying one. I have actually made this once before, but apparently I forgot how long it takes to rise. Let’s just say that starting this at 8:30 p.m. was a poor choice. It really isn’t difficult to make, it […]
We have lived here for more than a year, but we still haven’t found a place with pizza we love. Sure, there are a few places we like. But nothing amazing. I am open to all styles of pizza, but my favorite is classic Italian margherita: thin, blistered crust, fresh tomato sauce, bubbly mozzarella and […]
I was hoping I would be able to do a post today about how to make a great pie crust. But alas, my last two attempts were too chewy and not flaky enough. If you have a good pie crust recipe, send it my way. Otherwise, you can go with a frozen crust. The refrigerated […]
Originally this bread was going to be part of a semi-balanced meal. But I left the chicken in the Crockpot too long, and it ended up black and crispy. Gross. Then I bought new chicken, but we decided we weren’t really that hungry. So we just had this for dinner. If you can’t tell, this […]
Remember these? Well, I didn’t have time to bake something with them when they were at this point, so I mashed them up (with a fork) and froze them. Then, today, I took this happy bag of banana mush out of the freezer, thawed it out in the fridge and made my favorite muffins. I […]
With cooking, it’s easy to experiment and try a little more of this or a little less of that. But one of the keys to baking is precision. Adding too much flour or too much milk will change the consistency of your cookie or cake and may negatively impact the taste and texture. But it […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]