The other day at the store I noticed they had some ground lamb and decided to grab some, figuring I’d make a burger of some sort. I let the idea bubble in my head as I went through the store and decided I would most definitely want some slices of roasted lemon to go […]
My friend Jill pointed out this morning that due to my last name any toast I make is French toast, so we’re subtitling this recipe “Frenchy French Toast!” Jill also claims to have told me about putting orange juice in the batter over a year ago, this may well be true, but I had […]
This recipe is adapted from The Mixer Bible which is a great ‘go to’ if you have a stand mixer, in fact, it’s a must have.
NOTE: This recipe includes 3 rises that total 7 hours, start this early in the day if you want it for dinner.
Brioche:
Ingredients:
1 package active dry yeast
3 Tablespoons […]
The above photo is the embarrassing stack of unread magazines that I need to go through. Months worth in fact. The purpose of this post is to publically shame myself into getting this done. I subscribe to these for inspiration, for new ideas and for food, obviously.
So, tomorrow I’ll be in a […]
Okay this is dinner in under an hour BUT most of that time is passive.
Roasted Butternut Squash & Panko Crusted Pork Chops.
Ingredients:
1 package pre-peeled and cubed butternut squash
1 package thin cut boneless pork chops (under a lb total weight)
Panko breadcrumbs
2 eggs
cup of milk
1/2 cup seasoned flour (flour with salt, pepper etc)
1 cup Safflower oil
1/4 […]
I first tasted passion fruit ice cream 3 years ago in Paris and just fell in love with it. A couple months after returning I got a craving for it and decided to track down a recipe, I found just the right one in Ultimate Ice Cream . Really great flavor, consistency, just like […]
So, I’ve been talking with friends lately and trying to find inspiration for things to make and things to try with food while I have this unplanned downtime.
As I mentioned in the Focaccia post I’ve been looking through my favorite cookbooks and choosing some of those things to make.
I bought the book below some time […]
As evidenced by yesterday’s fictional post, I’ve got some time on my hands and what better way to spend that extra time than with some of my favorite cookbooks. The recipe I used comes from The Mixer Bible and is one of my favorite breads to make. And if you don’t like onions, there […]
This morning I was catching up on reading other blogs and came across a recipe for Kale & Roasted Vegetable Soup. I thought it was interesting but have family members who don’t like kale, and it was also a vegan recipe, and I think we all know how I feel about Vegans, (they […]
I can’t go somewhere and not end up writing about the food, and the trip to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo is no exception. I had some really great food on this trip.
I didn’t take a lot of pictures of food this time, I know, bad me, bad *spank* but I’ve got some. My favorite place of […]
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