Some of my friends have been accusing me of grandma-like behaviors lately. It’s probably because of my cooking obsession’s effect on my former going-out-every-night obsession. I’m social, I swear. I just prefer to socialize less in bars these days… the cold weather doesn’t make it easy to leave my warm house after work, and cooking [...]
Dec 10, 2009 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: baking, blondies, brownies, dessert | 4 Comments »
Update: I got a little creative with the florentines over Thanksgiving weekend. I couldn’t help it. I brought them with me to Thanksgiving dinners (yes, more than one… don’t judge), and had to perfect their appearance. The photos came out pretty well… and the cookies were even better! Come on. After buying TWO POUNDS of [...]
Dec 02, 2009 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: cookies, dessert, florentines | 1 Comment »
Life introduced to me to crepes only recently, when I lived in Los Angeles. My roommate had a French boyfriend that made crepes at our apartment–pretty much 24/7. So wonderfully typical of the French. I always wished he’d just make crepes in a black beret and a horizontally striped shirt, and let me sharpie a [...]
Nov 22, 2009 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: breakfast, brunch, crepes, dessert | 1 Comment »
I’ve finally gotten it together–the food blog. My longing to get back into my life as a writer crossed paths with my kitchen obsession. It’s time to show off some dishes to the world. So, let’s kick off a healthy online relationship with some good, old-fashioned, way-less-complicated-than-they-seem cookies. Alright, so that hyphenated adjective phrase might [...]
Nov 20, 2009 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: almond, baking, candied orange peels, cookies, dessert, florentines | 2 Comments »