Sooo. I took a long break for summer. I cooked a lot. I baked a lot. I experimented, triumphed, and ATE a lot. But I didn’t write at all, or take pictures. It was a good summer, an interesting and adventurous summer, but I’m ready to get back into baking and cooking. I’ve signed up… [Read more…]
May 13, 2011
First of all, YUM!!! I’ve never made anything with choux paste before, and it took a lot of stirring, and a lot of baking time to make all those little puffs of deliciousness, but it was fun. If you have a free afternoon and you’re craving a fancy dessert, this is the one for you.… [Read more…]
May 13, 2011
After yesterday’s souffle adventures, I decided to make another, with the ripe (read: brown and splotchy) bananas we had. I found this recipe on the Food & Wine Magazine website, but I added a little banana extract, vanilla, and rum flavoring to give it a little flavor, because the banana wasn’t very strong. This was… [Read more…]
May 13, 2011
I found this recipe on the Orangette blog and for some reason, I just had to make it. It looked easy enough but also interesting, with the browned mushrooms and caramelized onions. The recipe said to make it the day before so the flavors could deepen, but it didn’t taste that deep to me. I… [Read more…]
May 12, 2011
Let me start off by saying, this may not wow you. I like it because it’s light and cold and tastes like fresh fruit, three wonderful traits in a summer dessert. My mom thought it was only meh, but I thought it was a great way to use up a cantaloupe that was just getting… [Read more…]
May 12, 2011
My cousin Tyler is spoiled. Not only did he get a bowl of delicious curry ice cream (well maybe delicious, the jury’s still out on that one), but I also made him a chai tea cake while I should have been studying for my spanish final. Fortunately, the cake and the final turned out well… [Read more…]
May 12, 2011
Today, for the first time in recorded history, I made a souffle. It was sure a job. But BOY was it worth it! It’s definitely the most delicious lunch I’ve had in who-knows-how-long. Having never made a souffle, and having absolutely nothing to do today (it’s my second day of summer break ) I thought… [Read more…]
May 12, 2011
As finals season approached, I found myself uncharacteristically calm. Normally, I would be stressing and unhappy for about the entire month before, but this time around, I was just ready to be done. This Monday, I had my spanish final in the evening, but instead of studying I decided to make my cousin Tyler’s long… [Read more…]
April 28, 2011
Whew. That was a mouthful. I may have to rename these cookies when I can think of something better. Anyways, besides the thoroughly unoriginal name, these little beauties are the tasty marriage of the ingredients we had on hand: walnuts and white chocolate chips and a tantalizing half-bag of coconut that I’ve been making eyes… [Read more…]
April 22, 2011
I call this Grandma’s buttermilk banana bread, but I have a confession. It’s not quite Grandma Helen’s recipe. She is an excellent and experienced baker, but after my chocolate chip success, I got arrogant and decided to experiment a little. Not all the changes were good changes, but the recipe I’ll post is how I… [Read more…]
September 8, 2011
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