There are those who say that Candied Yams are a holiday dish, to be prepared and served only alongside the Thanksgiving turkey or the Christmas goose. I am not one of those people. I think Candied Yams should be served year-round, to accompany any dish of your choosing. And may I suggest serving it alongside [...]
Chilled Chocolate Ganache
This is the quickest way to deal with a chocolate craving. You know you have them… when nothing but some good, smooth and creamy dark chocolate will do. It’s the recipe I recently gave my mom (I know, it’s usually the other way around, but not when it comes to desserts) when she asked me [...]
Mini Creme Caramels
Anyone who’s ever made Creme Caramel knows that the hold-your-breath moment happens way after all the work- when the rich flan has been chilled and is ready to be unmolded in all its jiggly glory. As one runs the thinnest knife possible around the edges of the pan, and gets ready to transfer it to [...]
Simply Awesome Fried Chicken
When it’s been raining all day, and you’re exhausted from getting the hard-drive on your laptop (which died unceremoniously for no reason at all) changed, and your feet are aching and your hair is frizzy from the humidity… on an evening like that, when you walk into the house and realize your husband is making [...]
Make It Yourself: Baklava
Here’s something to file under “Fancy Foods that are Easy to Make”! Baklava (not to be confused with the ski mask Balaclava) is a Turkish delight made from buttery filo pastry, chopped nuts, and honey. It’s an explosion of flavors, and is light and rich at the same time. One of my favorite pastries ever… [...]
Guilty Pleasures: Fig Newtons
A new feature on this blog: Guilty Pleasures, featuring food and drink that isn’t necessarily good for you, but are certainly good. To me, anyway. To kick things off: Fig Newtons! Anyone who grew up in the 80′s should remember Nabisco’s slogan for these little fig-jam-filled cakes: A cookie is just a cookie, but a [...]
Brown Sugar Caramel Popcorn
I’ve never understood why anyone would buy packaged caramel popcorn (yes, I’m talking about those tin cans)- or worse, the “caramel-flavored” microwave popcorn which comes with a little pack of artificially flavored caramel to mix with your popcorn while its hot. See, the thing is that caramel is sugar. And if you have popcorn and [...]
Guide to Storing Your Bread
I don’t mean your cash (does anyone call it bread anymore, or am I dating myself?) – I mean, of course, your bread. I’ve been doing some experimental bread baking lately- despite being on a “low carb diet”- ha! – and the result is that I’ve had more wholewheat loaves and rolls of brioche than [...]
Thick Strawberry Milkshake
To this day, my most favorite drink to have with a good hamburger is a milkshake. I like Vanilla, Chocolate will do in a pinch, but most of the time, it’s got to be Strawberry. Because the burger joints in my areas either don’t have milkshakes on their menu, or make them too sweet and [...]
Bowl of Raspberries
I’ve posted previously about my love for strawberries, but my second favorite berry and berry flavor, has got to be raspberry. A bowl of fresh and tangy, sweet, refreshing, juicy raspberries- is there anything better? Turns out, there’s a large number of raspberry recipes online- from raspberry sherbet, to raspberry pie, to this ridiculously easy-to-assemble [...]
