So, it dawned on me that I have written about foods that annoy me, foods I won't touch, and foods that are "guilty pleasure" foods (which clearly I try to live without most of the time)....but I … [Continue reading...]
Quiche Fail + A No-Fail Recipe
Quiche is a fantastic way to use up your farmers market bounty. It's just one of those dishes that so many things go well in, and sometimes unusual combinations work when you throw them together in a … [Continue reading...]
Chocolate-Orange Popovers with Orange Curd
Last month, I did a guest blog post on She's Becoming Doughmesstic. Susan, the blogger, has a "popover project"-one popover recipe a week for the entire year 2012. Seriously, it's pretty amazing. I … [Continue reading...]
Alleia Restaurant-July 14, 2012
Choosing a restaurant at which to eat for our anniversary (number eleven!) was somewhat of a challenge this year. Initially I wanted to go to The Meeting Place, the more casual sister of St. John's, … [Continue reading...]
Friday List: Completely Pointless Kitchen Gadgets
We sure are a gadget-loving culture. One of Philip's friends told him once that if you can get something marketed, at least 100,000 people will buy it-no matter what it is. I don't know how accurate … [Continue reading...]
Orange Curd
A few weeks ago I posted a question to my Facebook "fans": what type of chocolate popover would you prefer-spicy chocolate with salted dulce de leche, or chocolate-orange with orange curd? This was … [Continue reading...]
Summer Vegetable Pasta with White Wine Cream Sauce
Ah, pasta. Simple and quick, it is a staple of most households these days. Add to that the fact that it doesn't require turning on the oven, and its appeal widens on a hot day like we've been having … [Continue reading...]
Taming My Inner Toddler
Okay, my inner toddler only threatens to make an appearance under one circumstance: food mishaps. And I had one today, specifically a blog-related food mishap. Those are the worst. I have written … [Continue reading...]
Purple Daisy Picnic Cafe-July 6, 2012
My mom and I have been trying to make it back to the Purple Daisy for, like, two years now. All the way in St. Elmo, it's not exactly close....but since we were taking my aunt to the Lodge Outlet in … [Continue reading...]
Banana Ice Cream
Bananas...you either love them or you hate them, right? Wrong! Now, I love bananas. For one thing, yellow is one of my very favorite colors, so that's one point. Next, I love the flavor. While … [Continue reading...]
