Category Archives: Food
the best hot chocolate
If you are one of the many people in the midwest or northeast faced with several inches of snow and icy cold temperatures, get out your saucepan– I have some hot chocolate for you. I grew up drinking mugs of … Continue reading
making macarons
Macarons have a sort of wonder reserved for them, a certain high favor that is not usually bestowed upon cookies. Their tricky preparation and French origins make them seem a little inaccessible to the home cook, a problem compounded by … Continue reading
biscuits
Folks, I am on a mission– a mission to make the perfect biscuit. I have made a successful souffle, I have baked 600 macarons in a week, and I have roasted a tasty 16 pound turkey, but I have never … Continue reading
rituals: bread
Let me start this one off by saying that this really is not a food blog. Nick has been spreading that rumor around, but it’s just not true! I must just be better at documenting baked goods than crafts. I … Continue reading
homemade danishes
Alternate title for this post: how I consumed a quarter pound of butter over a period of two days. I’ve been wanting to try my hand at laminated dough for quite a while now, and when I got it in … Continue reading
spoiled rotten
Nick took a little work trip to an Amish part of Ohio and brought me back some goodies. I think I only just finished singing his praises, and here he is proving me right again. I am super pumped about … Continue reading
stocking up
I think if you are a person that is at all serious about making homemade meals, you should have some chicken stock in your freezer. I think many people go with store-bought stock because they are operating under the assumption … Continue reading
blackberry cobbler
Most people know that I am not a big fan of summer time– as a non-swimmer and a pasty, easily sunburned person (not to mention a hater of hot weather), most summer activities do not hold a lot of appeal … Continue reading
bagels and a blast from the past
It is a balmy 70 degrees outside right now, everybody. At the end of June! In the full-blown summertime! If Columbus had Mexican food and decent grocery stores, I might stay here forever. This cool weather made it easy to … Continue reading