That first day after getting home from the beach, I was craving cake. It sounds absurd, since this is hardly health food, but after a decadent week of Oreos (thanks, Dad), ice cream, peanut M&Ms (thanks, Dad again), and more ice cream, I wanted something simpler and less rich.
Persian Gulf Split Pea Soup with Rice & Mint
So what is Mother Nature doing where you are? Is it as weird and crazy there? Temperatures all over the place, nonstop rain and storms, flooding, weird random sunshine when you least expect it (and probably cannot take advantage of it anyway if you have a traditional weekday job)…
Pakastani Baked Pork with Lime & Black Cumin served with Pakastani Rice with Mint and Red Peppers: Silk Road Gourmet Reviewed
I love cookbooks. I love reading them, using them, and writing about them. So it only seems natural that cookbook reviews are starting to become a portion of what this blog does. In many cases I purchase the book out of my own interest, in some cases the publisher contacts me–but in a select few…
Super Easy Chicken & Bell Pepper Chow Mein
I know it sometimes must seem as though I have all day to cook every day–and it is true that I often take advantage of my stay at home mother status to explore different cuisines with my kids at a leisurely pace–but I am busy like any other mom and frequently do not start dinner…
Key Lime Cake
I have a bias against snacking cakes (frequently though not always un-frosted little square cakes) because they are just not that pretty on their own and I am too lazy to garnish much. But as soon as I saw the Key Lime Cake in Melissa’ Gray’s All Cakes Considered I knew I was going to…
Summertime Barley Salad
Summer is an occasionally frustrating time for me, because I love one pot meals. And let’s face it, most one pot meals do not really scream summer. Curries, stews, casseroles… these all heat the kitchen and are heavy in the tummy. Which is why I was completely fascinated by Marcus Samuelsson’s “Staples” chapter in his…
Margarita Cookies
I came to margarita appreciation very late in life. I of course did not drink at all while my epilepsy was active, at which point my only memory of tequila was extremely nasty cheap stuff in college. But I love limes, and so one day after I started drinking again I tried one. Wow. So…
Triple Citrus Black Pepper Pound Cake
I have had a realization lately: the crusts on the majority of my plain (i.e., unglazed) pound cakes are lacking. How do I know this? The last 3 pound cakes I have made, all from Lauren Chattman’s Cake Keeper Cakes, have had far superior kick ass crusts. Just fabulous–to the point that I find myself…
Pan Seared Shrimp & Scallops Over Bacon-Corn-Chile Relish
2009 may be forever remembered as The Year I Got Over My Problem With Seafood. Some of you who know me quite well may be wondering how on earth that happened? Well, Alex happened. She just so clearly loves seafood and I wanted to foster her love of ALL foods, so I started looking for…
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