I seem to have encountered a lot of recipes lately requiring egg yolks. And my sister had me thinking about pancakes from her post about King Arthur’s pancake recipe [her blog no longer exists so I have no link for you]. So last night when I was thinking about these egg whites I had sitting…
Archives for January 2008
Thai Chicken Soup with Coconut Milk, Sweet Potato & Red Grapes
This conversation took place at our dinner table last night: Alex: I WANT to salt my fooo-o-o-od! Me: Alex, in Thailand people don’t keep salt on the table. In Thailand, if you think your food is not salty enough, you put fish sauce on it. Alex: I do not like fish sauce! Me and John…
Rose Levy Beranbaum’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake: Fragrant with Apples and Reminiscent of Home
I am obsessed with my mom’s apple pie. It is by far my favorite dish that she makes. I have never learned to make it [as of this post], although I do have the recipe and aside from improving my pie crust I think I could make it (her pie is the exception to my…
Weeknight Wild Game Jambalaya
The men in my family have always been hunters.I can remember back in high school and college having to defend hunting to a lot of meat-eating people, but nowadays people seem to understand that when done correctly (i.e., soberly and eating what you kill), hunting is actually a quite responsible, humane way of putting meat…
Taking Rosie For A Walk
I know I already told you guys about Bony being adopted, but I was thinking about it, and I think I am going to blog about my time at the animal shelter in general. Volunteering there is a pretty big deal for me—it is a cause that is near and dear to my heart but…
De-Stressing with Chocolate Chip Cupcakes Topped with Ganache
Bony Update Many of you remember the German Shepherd that I rescued a week or so back… well I decided to volunteer at the shelter that took her. I got there today for the orientation session, and while I was filling out my paperwork, Bony left with her new owner! He had another German Shepherd…
Imperfection Never Tasted So Good: BHG Chocolate Mint Bars
I asked around earlier this week trying to decide if I should blog failures or dishes that I wasn’t very enthusiastic about. I got lots of different opinions, and what I finally decided was that yes I would blog about them if there was a point to the entry other than the dish. In the…
The Taste of Home: Butternut Squash Soup & Homemade Bread
Nothing quite tastes like home to me as much as homemade bread and soup. When I was young and I was sick, Mom always hauled out the Beef and Vegetable Soup—either she got it from the freezer or she made it fresh—and made homemade bread. To this day I desperately crave broth in particular…
Bun Bo Shao (Vietnamese Sirloin served on Rice Vermicelli and Veggies)
I did not grow up eating Asian food. I tried Chinese food on my own with my childhood best friend when I was about 14 or so (I can’t remember it very well now). I do remember feeling very adult because I ordered a main dish, an egg roll, and wanton soup (our parents had…