Posted in comfort, dessert, food to share, make and store recipes on Sep 1st, 2010 3 Comments »
When sitting at my computer last night, I had a burst of inspiration. I need fudge. With a heath bar mixed in like a Blizzard. And it has to be super deliciously chocolate. Then I realized, wait. I can make that. My family has made English toffee every Christmas for as long as I can [...]
Posted in cheese, comfort, sides, vegetables on May 29th, 2010 1 Comment »
Some potatoes au gratin recipes are cheeseless – simply potatoes made in a cream sauce. When I hear potatoes au gratin, I really hear melted cheese disguised as a vegetable. I always feel robbed if I order them, and the cheese is mysteriously absent. This recipe is adapted from my mac and cheese recipe, which [...]
Posted in bread, comfort, easy meals, pizza on Apr 30th, 2010 5 Comments »
I may be perfecting the ultimate pizza crust recipe for the rest of my life. I feel it’s critical to document my experiments and successes so that hopefully, I will one day achieve the Agatucci’s glory at home. I highly recommend you read that article. It’s about my favorite pizza joint in the town where [...]
Posted in citrus, comfort, dessert, food to share, make and store recipes on Apr 22nd, 2010 3 Comments »
Key Lime Pie is my father’s favorite dessert, so I made it for his birthday last week. I’ve been through a variety of bottled key lime juices over the years. Between being hard to come by and inconsistent, I decided to give this a go with fresh key lime juice. Key limes are those teeny [...]
Posted in comfort, dessert, events, food to share on Mar 9th, 2010 11 Comments »
This post should be labeled the very best chocolate cake in the entire world. Or cake that will change your life. Or cake that will single-handedly cure seasonal depression and a very crummy day. And perhaps, cake that will destroy your diet. I don’t fall victim to sweets all that often, but serious chocolate is [...]
Posted in bread, breakfast, cheap meals, comfort on Mar 7th, 2010 No Comments »
I’ve altered my Flaky Southern Style Biscuits Recipe to include a Stand Mixer Recipe as well as some method adjustments. The first recipe uses a rolling pin and kneads the dough by hand. I think it’s personal preference, but I have really loved my results with the stand mixer and find hand patting the dough [...]
Posted in Freezes Well, beef, cheap meals, comfort, easy meals, leftovers, soup on Feb 8th, 2010 No Comments »
I write frequently about really involved recipes as the cooking *process* is the part in which I’m really interested. That said, I do have a few meals I’ve acquired over time that are super fast and easy, as well as really yummy. I learned this one from my mother (thanks Mommy!), and I think it’s [...]
Posted in cheap meals, comfort, easy meals, food to share, leftovers, legumes, make and store recipes, soup, turkey on Feb 1st, 2010 No Comments »
Turkey Chili is new to my repertoire this year, but it has been extremely well received by both family and guests. I like that this one serves equally well as leftovers both in taste and presentation. Plus the bonus of it being a one pan, one dish meal. Chili, like tortilla soup, seems to be [...]
Posted in comfort, dessert, food to share on Jan 16th, 2010 5 Comments »
Cooking is an expression of my love. Seriously. People say that homemade gifts are better, and that always sounds like an excuse, but really. For me, if I love you, I want to cook for you. And I want to think about you and what you like and what would make your day brighter or [...]
Posted in carrots, cheap meals, chicken, citrus, comfort, food to share, leftovers, make and store recipes, soup on Nov 13th, 2009 2 Comments »
Fall is fleeting, and winter is closing in on us. One of my favorite things about this part of the year is most people consider it acceptable – even gratifying – to eat soup at least once a week. National Soup Swap Day will be somewhere towards the end of January. I’ll be hosting one [...]
