I never feel weird about heavy cream in sweets, but sometimes I feel like there’s no dessert allowed if there’s heavy cream in my dinner. … and I always want dessert. This version of Fettuccine Alfredo is made without heavy cream. It’s thickened with some butter, cream cheese, and a heaping 1/2 cup of grated parmesan. I like this with plenty of broccoli and sometimes chicken. For this, I bought the good pasta; the kind…
I didn’t know what to say on this cake. I decided to follow my heart and just say what Rachel Zoe would say. This cake is bananas: B – A – N – A – N – A – S. Good thing I found more “A” cookies in the box, right? For a minute I was just using upside-down “V”s, and that’s just not classy. I figured that I should make those freckled bananas, casually lounging…
Last weekend, my Mom came to visit. She brought me snazzy parfait cups that I totally remember her making blue jell-o in when I was a kid. She even put a gummy shark in there for scary-swimmy-tasty goodness. Talk about awesome. Instead of jell-o, this time, we opted for mousse. And when I found this recipe on the kitchn, I knew it was the one I was dreaming of. It has all of my favorite…
These are the crepe cousin I’ve been dying to meet. They cook at a higher heat and get pretty tan lines. They don’t speak French. They are tasty with cinnamon sugar, and nutella. Most things are, though. These are fun to roll up. You might want to make them just for all the rolling action. And look! You can end up with a bouquet of pancakes for breakfast! And the truth is, I’d always choose…
I frosted this cake on my lunch break. I also managed to pump gas, get a few groceries, bring Elliot out twice for backyard-prancing, make a disaster of the kitchen, take photos, give Elliot a strawberry, make two willy-nilly veggie burritos, and then zoom back to work. Get your very own flags here: Guinness Chocolate Cake Flags! Last night, I ate cake before dinner, appetizer-style. Eating dessert first is where it’s at, especially on St. Patrick’s Day Eve.…
Orange rolls are super models. They wear orange like it ain’t no thing. They’re so casual about it. Unlike me. You see, orange clashes majorly with my hair. And not in the London Calling or I’m So Bored in the U.S.A. way. Instead of wearing orange, I eat oranges. Instead of being can orange-head, I’m a redhead. These were better than I imagined, just the thing I was craving, and darn stylish. The truth is,…
The winner of the rainbow apron, floral potholder and heart-shaped measuring cups is Natasha of litel knyght. Thanks, Natasha! I’ll be e-mailing you soon for your address. Thanks to everyone else, too! It was super fun. And if you didn’t win, don’t bother worrying, because I’m always on the lookout for treasures for you guys. Happy apron-ing!
Caramel ice cream is the prettiest ice cream of all the ice cream. It’s prettiness was the main reason I wanted an ice cream maker. The combo of this frozen goodness and these cookies is love. That’s what all the silly arrows, asterisks and that heart mean. So after a few pep talks to myself and after reading through the recipe 57 times, I finally felt prepared to tackle all the sugar-melting and caramel-making. Jake…
— Contest Closed — I just want to help chase away your winter blues. rainbow apron + flowered potholder + a heart-shaped measuring cup and spoon set I am going to mail one of you a springy, fun, mostly-vintage present. Simply comment on this post, and you’re entered to win the apron, potholder and heart goodness. Comments will close Friday at 6pm (EST). Check back because the winner will be announced over the weekend! Good luck…
Do you guys know about Gary? Gary is the snail with a broken-ish shell that I found in the alley, a year or so ago. Jake insisted on saving him and giving him a home in a christmas gladware container. Gary ate baby spinach, drank water, and travelled around that gladware. P.S. The picture below features Pink Himalayan Sea Salt. It’s the valentine of salt. When the weather warmed up Jake set him free in…