Well, I made macaroons, sort of.I’m not sure what happened. No lovely rise? No perfect little feet?Some of them didn’t even make it at all. What I did make was not unpalatable, but oddly enough seemed also to be Brussels Cookies, which I have made by mistake before. Whoops. I seemed to have all of…
brioche hamburger buns, and passing the love (updated)
I aspire to be someone who continues to learn new things. I have found that to declare that I am someone who simply does not…(fill in the blank) just does not work for me. This has really only come about because I find that I am now someone who does many things that I didn’t…
3 butters
I like fancy things. I make no secret of that. My favorite fancy things are those that are ordinary and then made fancy with minimal effort. I’m kind of a lazy princess in that way, I guess. (And come to think of it, I’m not the only one of those around here)Herb butter is definitely…
daring to make cookies you buy at the store
So this month, it is cookies. The challenge was to create two store bought favorites, Pepperidge Farm Milano cookies, and Mallows. We could do both, or choose one. Since half-assed cooking experiences seem to be my specialty these days, I chose one. Not so daring, I know. But the tomatoes have blight, and Sadie has…
tangy frozen greek yogurt
I made pies on Friday. There were friends coming, and I was in the mood to make pie. I made two pies. The first was a peach creme fraiche pie that smitten kitchen wrote about last week. This is a pie you should make. The second was blueberry rhubarb. The filling was so good, tangy…
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 