As October comes to a close, I am going to be wrapping up my writing on the Good Taste Cookbook from author Jane Green. With a few more recipe reviews yet to share, this one was really one of the first that caught my eye. I love eggplant. Not only is it versatile, it lends […]
Rosemary
Leftover Lunch
We had company last weekend and, as a result, ended up with a lot of leftover food that had not been cooked. I had good intentions, Monday night….Tuesday night…but life got in the way and so did an impromptu visit to the emergency room for a finger x-ray on a seven year old who slammed […]
Deep-Fried Glassy Pecans
If you read our blog about cake donuts you know we are in love with ChefSteps which is shown on PBS. Their short gorgeous clips make cooking incredible food seem possible. Cooking with scales rather than measuring cups…no problem (even if you are American, like me). Sous Vide cooking…not a big deal. Using dry ice…doesn’t […]
Cake Donuts with Glassy Pecans & Rosemary
We have been a little bit addicted to the PBS show ChefSteps. Fabulous three to five minute clips of recipes cooked by these young hipster chefs in a gorgeous loft space. They use induction cook tops and sous vide techniques. They talk about Tinder dates and sport tattoos and mustaches. Based in Seattle’s Pike Place, […]
Raspberry Chip-Pecan & Rosemary Cookie Bars
Every now and then we like to sit down with a huge stack of cooking magazines and tear out our favorites so we can recycle the magazine and do a little de-cluttering of the bookshelves. In a 2011 issue of Food and Wine, we came across a cookie bar recipe which we have tweaked […]