Because I’m holed up most of the time in a kitchen creating foods under someone’s direction and eating meals made by someone else, I rarely have the time to eat meals that I have full control of. When I do, I spend a lot of time—almost too much, one may say—weighing whether I should eat [...]
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Something old, something new
Posted in Phil-Am, Ube ensaymada on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dough!
Posted in Bread, Brown butter crescents on February 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Sorry folks, I’m alive. Just that the day job leeches so much energy out that most of my free time is spent drinking Chinese herbs for strength/receiving acupuncture and general recovery. Last week, though, I was able to actually actualize an idea of making brown butter croissants because for the first time in a couple [...]
Breaking: Baking update
Posted in Bread, Cakes, Cornbread, St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m sorry. It’s been awhile. Last week, my legs were about to give out after a day off from some long, long nights but I still needed an accompaniment to turkey chili. So I cracked open Mollie Katzen’s Still Life With Menu Cookbook and made the Simple Corn Bread recipe. And indeed-y, it was smoove-as-buttah [...]
While we’re talking holiday fare…
Posted in Bread on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In theory, Zabar’s take of the challah bread in the form of a menorah is a fun idea. It’s probably hard, though, to make the bread rise so that it doesn’t look like eight nights of phalli? Take a look and tell me what you think.
When you can’t eat it, drink it
Posted in Amish Friendship Bread, Banana Bread Beer, Bread, Drinks on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had a strange craving this past week for banana bread (Amish Friendship Bread unrealized?), and all the bananas available at the market had that fresh green yellow hue so I was S.O.L. Little did I know, I had other means of scratching this itch, because I walked into Bierkraft in Brooklyn and saw this [...]
The tastiest chain letter
Posted in Amish Friendship Bread, Bread on May 18, 2009 | 5 Comments »
My friend E. gave me a Ziploc bag of Amish Friendship Bread starter and a sheet of instructions a couple of weeks ago when we met for lunch. (A quick intro to bread lingo: a “starter” jumpstarts yeast fermentation and provides flavor to bread doughs.) I was very excited, having been a carb slut pretty [...]
Find an excuse to go
Posted in Bread, Cocktails, Drinks, Restaurants on May 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Since Jane’s wedding was in Tarrytown, my smart boyfriend thought it would be a good idea to make a detour to Blue Hill at Stone Barns nearby for a cocktail before the ceremonies. I’ll just let the pictures do the talking. Everything tasted as good as they look. And I never thought ramps could look [...]
