Monthly Archives: February 2010

Step One: Learn How to Make a Basic Pancake

I’ll be honest—I have difficulty making good pancakes.  I chalk it up to not doing it that often, partially (well, mostly) due to my aversion to breakfast foods.  Plus if I have to eat something breakfasty, I prefer French toast most days and Josh does make an awesome French toast casserole.  I used to be [...]

the Great Recipe Experiment: #1-Gianduja Bars

677.  Six hundred and seventy seven. A year in the 7th century?  Yes, it was.  The number of a Boy Scout troop in Washington?  Probably.  The number of hours that equal 40,620 minutes?  According to my desktop converter widget, yes.  It is also the number of recipes in my Evernote recipe notebook.  Or at least, [...]

Friday Foodie Finds: What Can Chocolate Do For You?

So here are some good links I’ve stumbled upon recently: This article by Tamara Wilson details the Science Behind the Love of Chocolate. Now that is a research topic I can get behind.  One part in particular I think you will all enjoy, and commit to memory, is this: “Many people may be surprised to [...]

Quiche Chic: the Tale of the Drunken Goat

Josh’s office held a potluck this week, which his coworker Sophia was kind enough to tell me about in advance (Josh is not very good about giving me advance notice of such things…it’s often a, “Oh, honey, I need a dish that feeds 20-30 people for a potluck…this afternoon” kind of thing.  But anyway…potluck!  Apparently [...]

My superquick, super delish v-day dessert

Take a package of chocolate shortcakes… …add  generous scoops of ice cream–your fave.  I used Calder’s chocolate chunk chocolate. Mix in 4 marshmallows into a pot of homemade chocolate ganache over low heat and stir until the marshmallows are mostly melted and incorporated. Top with something crunchy–toasted walnuts or almond slivers, salty roasted peanuts, coconut, [...]

Hello. My name is Lauren and I’m addicted to cookies

Cookies Anonymous 12 Step Program: Admit that you are powerless in the face of your sweet tooth. Come to believe that a Cookie can restore (what’s left of) your sanity. Make a decision to turn your life over to Cookie. Make a fearless gastronomical inventory of your stomach. Admit to Cookie that you have wronged [...]

Produce Power!

I miss my farm share. I really do.  It seems odd, I know, but it’s honestly one of the greatest things ever, for several reasons. I like supporting and getting food from local and organic farms. I like being kind of surprised and challenged with the ingredients that come in the box each week.  I [...]