I like Saturdays to be my bread baking day. I try to put off lunch until bread comes out of the oven. Then I simply slice the warm bread (too soon) and butter one slice and spoon strawberry jam on the other … and there you go. Lunch. Carb-style. Get carby with it, already. I made these mini baguettes with a sandwich in mind. A hip sandwich that would like nothing more than making my…
I saw a guy eating nachos over the weekend. Then I saw that same guy dunking tortilla chips in ketchup instead of nacho cheese. Ketchup people? That’s just gross. These cupcakes, on the other hand, are the opposite of gross. Even people who think bananas are gross, love these. At least one lovely banana-hater that I know, sure loved her cupcake despite the whole banana-hating thing. So it turns out the art director I’ve been…
I’m getting excited about spring. I want to be surrounded by warm green instead of cold white; I want fresh vegetables and spices in my life and in my soup. I had my friend Katie over for dinner this weekend and I was excited to give this recipe a try… Mainly because last week I discovered that “blinis” exist. And who wouldn’t want a mini savory pancake? This soup and pancake combo is pretty, luxurious…
If brioche was your date you’d better show up at it’s house with flowers. You’d totally have to open the door for it always, and it would probably go to the bathroom when the bill arrived to make it clear you are the one to pay. This dough is a bit high maintenance; definitely more of a weekend bread. I had a date on Friday with some brioche dough. Yeah, yeah. The top got too…
Please Note: I’ve made these again! Click HERE for the new post. I always want to put an “e” at the end of spinach. I don’t know why. I’ve never made savory muffins before. I don’t know why. But I do know why I love these guys. Spinach + cheese = win win. I made these to go with delicious Broccoli + Arugula Soup, that Joy the Baker posted a couple days ago. They were both delicious and went…
Did you know that chives are just baby green onions? Know it. You’ll be ready when the “Baby Vegetable” category pops up on Jeopardy. I had to sprinkle these guys with pepper after they were done, instead of pre-baking. You see, I broke the pepper mill and pepper was everywhere, but on the quiche. Jake went out and got some though, and there was plenty of pepper involved pre-eating. These guys are cute, pretty and delicious.…
There is love in the world. Real, sincere “all I need is love” love. And that’s why I love Valentine’s Day best, and it’s why I made these cinnamon rolls in heart shaped cake pans and it’s why I will proudly wear my new heart shaped sunglasses [Thanks Jacob!]. And it’s probably got something to do with the 3 teeny hearts on the inside of my wrist. There’s no big meaning to that tattoo, but…
I wrote you guys a little poem. Ahem. Roses are red, Violets are blue, I made these Valentines, Just for you! … and you. … and you back there. {I see that twinkly finger wave. Oh, I’m wavin’ back.} So thanks for stopping by and gettin’ lovey with it. I’m glad you’re here, and so is that hippo couple up there.
I have a bad habit of leaving cupboard doors open as I get things for what I’m making. I promptly bang my head on them as soon as possible after opening them. Not cool. I have to stop that. It was a habit of mine as a kid to sneak spoonfuls of cookie dough out of the fridge. The batter bowl was constantly full of chocolate chip cookie dough just begging for me to sample…
Yesterday I spent $7 on cara cara oranges to kick the sniffles that I got Friday out of my system. The rest of the day consisted of eating those oranges, watching the Law & Order man-athon and making this mac and cheese. I’d say it was a pretty good day. I accomplished things. But really though, how was your weekend? Are you the kind of person who gets excited about the super bowl or the…