Husband’s Mashed Potatoes

We love mashed potatoes. And Husband is a real natural at mashing them. They come out smooth and creamy and soft as silk. And did you know that 2008 is the Year of the Potato? In honor of such an event, Culinary Bizaar is hosting a Potato Feast. And you can count me in!
Our favorite [...]

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Wisconsin = Cheese

I found a cheese at Lunds a few months ago and brought it up to the In-Laws. One of the little wedges I bought was called Pleasant Ridge Reserve Cheese. My father-in-law loved it, which is appropriate, because they live in Wisconsin and the cheese was made in Wisconsin. What a coincidence, eh? The [...]

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Soup Swap, The Finale

We swapped our soup the other night. And from left to right, there is Jen’s Winter Golden Soup, Jaime’s Red Lentil with Lemon Soup, Jackie’s Butternut Squash Soup with Cinnamon and Kathryn’s Pumpkin Coconut Soup. I brought epicurious.com’s Pasta e Fagioli. I can’t wait to try all of them, and the hardest choice I [...]

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Oh, Dear Pannekoeken

I worked at a delightful family restaurant through most of my college years. This was where I learned to crack eggs two at a time and pull chicken, as well as the finer arts of multi-tasking and interpersonal relations. Yep, I was a cook and a server. And I still believe that everyone should have [...]

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A Snow-shoeing Field Trip, Sort Of

We headed up north (just an hour) to the in-laws for a snowshoeing day, but, um, the snow was icy and gross, so it turned into a hike. Regardless, the day was more about the food than anything else. And it started with a bang! Actually, more like a flatbread.
We started with a lovely gorgonzola [...]

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Yummy Mexican Chocolate Cake

I brought a cake to pARTy the other night, and while I really, really wanted to make the Cinnamon Cake with Chili-Chocolate Buttercream, it seemed like too much work for a Friday night event. Instead, I bought a bundt pan. It was one of those things I’ve been meaning to buy and always forgot [...]

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Tea Time

The current issue of Food & Wine Magazine has a lovely article about the experience of Tea. They also recommend an all natural, organic, fair trade tea, that I have to get my hands on. The brand is called Ineeka and the website alone is worth taking a look at. The teas are available at [...]

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Timatar murghi

Also known as Chicken with Tomatoes and Garam Masala
Dinner last night was taken from a cookbook I borrowed from the Library. Much cheaper than buying one cookbook after another, I’ve decided to scour the shelves of my branch library for a variety and then just photocopy the recipes I might actually make. I started with [...]

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Introducing Ethicurean. And Lots of Chickens.

Not that it’s new, but it’s new to me. Here’s a bit of what they say about themselves:
The Ethicurean was founded in May 2006…. What we have in common is that we spend a lot of time thinking about food. Not just about how to prepare it, or how it tastes — although those things [...]

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Mushrooms, Truffle Oil, Strawberries and Chocolate. Must Be Valentines Day!

Going out to dinner on Valentine’s Day is overrated. Restaurants are crowded, expensive and the staff would rather be home with their sweeties instead of bringing me plates of overpriced goods. So, this year, we stayed at home and cooked. And man, it was good. (Oh, and the photo? That’s Dog, with his V-day gift. [...]

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