Bake with abandon!
Wanted: Nouns As cooks, we have enough verbs – although whether or not we should use them is up for debate. Knife in hand, you can mince, chop, dice, slice, Julienne and pare. Got at spoon? Stir, beat, cream, fold or spread. Add some heat …
Step right up! Step right up! Don’t be shy. Nothing to be afraid of. Just a little numbers game. Everyone’s a winner. Every. One’s. A winner! Looking for that one food, that one special ingredient that will make you taller, smarter, lighter, brighter, wealthier and …
I had planned on ignoring the whole New York Times article with its provocative title “Cooking Isn’t Creative, and It Isn’t Easy.” Alex Halberstadt’s article profiles Christopher Kimball and gives a behind-the-scene look at Cook’s Illustrated. I was ignoring it. I had my La-La-La-I-Can’t-Hear-You fingers …
At my parent’s 50th anniversary party, they shared the secret to their long and happy marriage: Never wallpaper together. I think those were simpler times. We don’t have a strip of wallpaper in the entire house, but require an elaborate and potentially expensive system to …
Do not adjust your screen. These eggs really are light blue. And ivory. And beige. And speckley brown. And yes, that big one in the middle is pointy at both ends. My cousin Jude and her husband brought eggs from their backyard coop when they …
Fingers, don’t fail me now. I’m trying desperately to spell Paulette Phlipot’s last name right. It shouldn’t be that hard. After all, there are no accents requiring complex keystroke combinations. However, decades of typing have engrained certain patterns in my brain. My fingers struggle to …
How great is my dad? He’s so wonderful his son-in-law donned oven mitts and let his wife boss him about for 3 hours so there would be homemade pie for dessert on Father’s Day. How great is my husband? He’s so wonderful he donned …
It’s January. Has been for a few days. I know I’m a bit late with this but, oh well, here goes anyway… Every year I swear to myself I will post more often. I will get better at my photos. I’ll be a better blogger. …
