Jun
30
2008
Is it just me or are the titles of my recipes getting longer and longer? I guess I could have just called these buffalo burgers and left it at that; but how could I not mention the amazing pesto that really makes these burgers jump off the plate? Well if you can think of a [...]
Tags: Buffalo, Burgers, Pesto
Jun
29
2008
I was not about to make the same mistakes I made with my very first Daring Baker challenge. I had most definitely learned my lessons last time and applied them whole heartedly with this new challenge. So on a Friday night before going to bed, I fully read the recipe, jotting down each [...]
Tags: Baking, Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Daring Bakers Challenge
Jun
27
2008
I’m hooked on the book Heat by Bill Buford; so much so I spent most of Saturday with my head buried behind the bright yellow cover. For those of you who don’t know about the book, it chronicles Bill’s time working as a lackey in Mario Batali’s kitchen at Babbo. What’s so extraordinary [...]
Tags: Breakfast, breakfast recipe, Brunch, brunch recipe, Cardamom, Nigella Lawson, Pancakes, Strawberries
Jun
26
2008
Blame Michelle over at Thursday Night Smackdown for this recipe. I was perusing through the many food blogs I have bookmarked at work (during lunch…yes, that’s it, during lunch) and stumbled upon her most recent edition of Cheap Ass Mondays…which included fresh pasta made by hand (yes ladies and gentleman, she didn’t even use [...]
Tags: Arugula, Pasta, Pesto, Presto Pasta Nights
Jun
25
2008
Have I mentioned lately how much I love belonging to a CSA? What’s not to love about a box filled to the brim with new potatoes, swiss chard, zucchini, fresh rosemary and basil, scallions and various other goodies? Oh yes, I am totally in love with Star Hollow Farm and am not ashamed [...]
Tags: CSA, Farmers Market, Garlic, Potatoes, Rosemary