You may remember my French vanilla incident this summer. Since then, I have been wanting to make eggless ice cream. And this recipe from the New York Times sounded especially yummy. There was a slight issue because I bought something called “Roman hazelnuts,” which don’t say anything about being roasted. But when I poured them […]
Last week I read this article in the New York Times about how Americans don’t eat enough vegetables. I am so guilty of this. So I decided to make a concerted effort to cook and eat more green (and orange and red and yellow) stuff. Spinach seemed like a good place to start. OK, obviously […]
The day before we were going to Hilary and Matt’s, I got a text message: Do you like broccoli? The answer, if you haven’t guessed, is yes. This is another recipe from the Deen brothers’ cookbook. I liked it, but I found it a bit salty so I am going to eliminate the salt from […]
This is one of my favorite things my mom makes. I am really weird because I don’t really like meat sauce, but I like tomato sauce that has been cooked with beef. Yeah, I have issues. Anyway, this is really good for me and for meat lovers who may be eating with me because I […]
We went to Hilary and Matt’s the other night to watch Georgia play (and lose miserably to) Mississippi State. The game was horrendous, but the food and company were fantastic. I was particularly fond of this rice. I think you will be, too. This recipe came from a cookbook Hilary and Matt have, called “The […]
This weekend was the National Book Festival, and The Pioneer Woman was one of the many exciting writers in attendance. Sadly, I was kind of late to her talk because I was helping these women who couldn’t figure out how to use the Metro farecard machine. And the photos I took didn’t really turn out […]
It’s officially fall. And while I know fall is like, everyone’s favorite season, I’m not excited. Sure, I love coats and boots. And leaves are pretty. But I prefer flip flops, sunny beach days, fireworks and watermelon. It is in the spirit of pretending it’s still summer that I give you this lovely (and easy) […]
When someone who served as a judge for Iron Chef America’s Battle Oatmeal sends you a link to a recipe and says “This oatmeal will change your life,” you should believe him. This oatmeal is spicy, fruity and wondrous. The recipe is by Edward Lee of 610 Magnolia in Louisville and comes from Esquire.com, which […]
Imagine moist, chocolatey cake, enveloped in fluffy peanut butter-cream cheese frosting and topped with a layer of peanutty chocolate ganache. It’s like what would happen if a peanut butter cup accidentally wandered through some radioactive ooze. It’s a teenage mutant ninja peanut butter cup cake. You can use any kind of cocoa powder. I had […]
This recipe came from Runner’s World magazine. Now that you’ve laughed so hard you fell out of your chair, please pick yourself up again so we can continue. (If you’re wondering why that’s funny… well, let’s just say I am not exactly a runner. I did actually complete a half marathon once, but that was […]