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Note: This toffee recipe recreation was originally published on Eat Boutique. If there’s one thing I’ve gleaned from paging through Liz Gutman and Jen King’s high calorie cookbook it’s that candy making is supposed to be fun. Bright colors, smiley faces and quirky images abound in The Liddabit Sweets Candy Cookbook. My favorite image, a little [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksTropical Toffee
These are actually my new go-to Christmas cookies. I’ve lost count of how many batches I’ve made. Last year I got obsessed baking everything under the sun with pistachios including this insanely good Pistachio Brittle. Then I found a recipe for pretty green Pistachio Cookies. Super cute, right? Also, insanely delicious. However, the recipe [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksPis
Well I did it. Just barely and there actually were a few cat pictures used as filler but I still officially posted to my blog every single day during the month of November. Mission NaBloPoMo accomplished! Would I ever do this again? No. Never! But I’m glad that I did and I think going forward [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksQuest Complete: NaBloPoMo 2012
Have you heard about Simple? Simple is a really cool new bank replacement. CK and I officially switched all of our really horrible old banking accounts over to Simple completely in August (after being on the waiting list for a Beta invite since June of 2010) and haven’t regretted it for a moment. We both [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksSaving for Fancy Christmas Bourbon with Bank Simple
Tonight’s post is inspired by my friend Kathy Drake. Kathy and I grew up together and originally bonded over the fact that we both wore the same lavender jacket to our kindergarten class. When we were in high school we also worked together at Dunkin Donuts and slung bagels and coffee like pros. Anyway, tonight she [...]Originally posted on Erin Cooks9 Quirky Cookie Cutters
Every so often my friend Maggie will let me create something for her beautiful website, Eat Boutique, and it always completely freaks me out. Have you ever visited? Every lovely individual who posts over there is incredibly amazing at styling and taking food photos and I’m so not even remotely in their same league, but I [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksPeanut Butter Pinwheels
Is everyone still pinning obsessed? I know I’m not quite as addicted to Pinterest as I used to be but that doesn’t mean that I still don’t check in almost daily. That’s especially true as major holidays and events begin to loom on the horizon. A good example of this new habit occurred recently was when I found [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksLet the Christmas Pinning Ob
We successfully ate our way through Thanksgiving weekend although the way I feel tonight does not bode well for the dictionary definition of “successful” — to be more accurate I suppose you would probably need to say that we are stuffed to the gills and ready to be sold at auction to a portly couple sporting aprons and [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksAn Early Start to Christm
For years my grandparents would have their nightly cocktail hour, with my grandfather making his customary “manhattan” cocktail. While the cocktails were tasty (not to mention always doubles and extremely strong), eventually I learned that his recipe, containing such ingredients as Seagram’s VO and a splash of Southern Comfort, wasn’t in the vein of your [...]Originally pos
Congratulations to Carolyn! Carolyn was “lucky number 13″ in the Robinhood Meetinghouse Biscuit giveaway. Her winning comment referenced a famous Maine vacation spot: Meanwhile, thank you to everyone for participating and be sure to stay tuned! There are always more giveaways in the works. In addition, if you haven’t already done so, please consider becoming a fan [...]Originally poste
Originally posted on Erin CooksHappy Thanksgiving!Originally posted on Erin CooksHappy Thanksgiving!
Originally posted on Erin CooksWordless Wednesday: Thanksgiving EveOriginally posted on Erin CooksWordless Wednesday: Thanksgiving Eve
I’m not going to lie. I was really disappointed last year when Polar Seltzer rolled out an array of limited edition holiday flavors and I couldn’t get them on the West Coast. Everyone back east was toasting with sparkling eggnog flavored water and I felt seriously left out. Fast forward to last week and what [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksPolar Holiday Seltzer
Don’t let your bread basket end up empty this holiday season! With all of the gift wrapping, cookie frosting, and stocking stuffing soon infiltrating your calendar wouldn’t it be nice to be able to have one or two entertaining shortcuts up your sleeve that you can actually feel good about? Yes, you say? Well then, forget abut [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksAn ErinCooks Giveaway: R
When I posted a round-up of the recipes I actually make on a fairly frequent basis I totally forgot to include this chili. I’m not really the type of person who thinks you can only eat pumpkin between the months of October through January so I’ve been known to whip up a batch of this [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksTurkey Pumpkin Chili
The night we flew back home from San Francisco this really happened in the airport bar. Sometimes CK is such a geek. Also NaBloPoMo is getting on my last nerve. Originally posted on Erin CooksPi Not PieOriginally posted on Erin CooksPi Not Pie
Sorry readers, unless you’re local then the following will not appeal to you but for those of your in the Boston area I’d just like to take a moment to point out two pretty fantastic upcoming events that you should definitely make an effort to check out. My favorite cooking school, Create-a-Cook, is hosting a Drop in [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksLocal Holiday Event Alert
Since moving back CK and I have started to slowly work out a new New England daily routine again. This generally involves setting the alarm for 7:00 AM, then turning it off for another 30 minutes and going back to sleep instead of getting up and going to the gym. Then by the time I [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksOur Non-Routine
Remember when Watson was a kitten and we used to have Watson Wednesday? Well…maybe it’s time for him to make a return to the land of blog? Here’s a weird cat activity for you to ponder. Watson is obsessed with coffee. We’ve talked about that before. But not only is he a latte aficionado he’s also a [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksThe Return of Watson Wednesday
According to the calendar we can’t move on from pumpkin to eggnog until after your favorite uncle devours the last piece of Thanksgiving pie around 1:00 AM on Black Friday so until then you better stock pile your cans and gourds. In the meantime I suggest that you take full advantage of the season and [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksPumpkin Old Fashioned
When I have to make recipes that require a whole lot of the above to be chopped into uniform bits I have to confess, I pull out my vegetable chopper. I know it’s a tool that is looked down on by many, but I absolutely adore this silly gadget. CK’s grandmother actually gave me my [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksCheating in the Kitchen with My Vegetable Chopper
Who knew four hours could fly by so quickly?! I just got home from the most fabulous cooking class at Create-a-Cook. I’ve said it before, but I’ll repeat it again until you believe me — the classes at this establishment are by far the most fantastic learn-to-cook experiences in the greater Boston area. This week [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksFrench Macaron Class at Create-a
It’s been a very productive Saturday even though it began a little on the rough side. I’ve been struggling with getting over a cold for the last few weeks and it morphed into an intense sinus headache when I woke up this morning. I ended up popping a bunch of new medicine so that CK [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksWarm French Lentils
Just briefly this evening I thought it might be fun to report that I have definitely found my Christmas ornament to commemorate 2012. When I saw this trio of happy and not so happy marshmallows on the ModCloth website I burst into peels of laughter. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve burned my own s’more [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksLet’s Have a Roast Ornament
eBook fanatics unite! If you’re like me then you probably find it hard to resist those tempting eBook bargains that pop-up around the web each day. I honestly look forward to my Kindle Daily Deal email from Amazon.com way too much and I’m also a fan of sites like Books on the Knob and the eBook [...]Originally posted on Erin Cooks15 Cheap Foodie eBooks and How to Find More
I have way too many leftover odds and ends from CK’s birthday last Saturday taking up space in the refrigerator so I’ve spent this week trying very hard to not let them go to waste. On Monday I used oodles of leftover broccoli and cauliflower, formerly intended to be dipped in fondue, to make a pretty delicious [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksLeftover Veggie Tray Soup
Well…Dexter has done it again. Tonight I came home to find one of my favorite little knickknacks shattered. This pretty glass dutch oven happened to be part of a set of Christmas ornaments that my lovely friend Carrie sent to me way back in 2008. Each time I’ve moved between then and now (4 exhausting times and [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksThat Darn Cat: Dexter Strikes Again
You know how we post hundreds of recipes on our websites and talk about how delicious, easy, and/or fabulous they are? Well how many of those posted recipes do you actually make again? Be honest. If you’re anything like me then probably not very many. We’re creatures of habit. A few new dishes may occasionally [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksThe Recipes I Really Make
Sorry guys! Lazy Sunday is in full effect but I promise to have “real” posts again tomorrow. I even managed to fill out a few rows on my editorial calendar. I haven’t done that in at least a year. Progress! Anyway, I’m busy snuggling with Dexter but I hope you’re all having a lovely afternoon. [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksA Sleepy Sunday
I have to admit it feels very odd posting random pictures and just chatting away here these last few days. Usually my posts are planned out and the food is styled and the recipe is painstakingly typed and I drag 500 or so words out of my head that frankly usually bore me so I’m certain they [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksSmalls and Mr. Big Together at Last
I’m having ridiculous issues with ErinCooks this week. There’s some really weird things happening at my house where FIOS is interacting with just my domain (somehow) so I can’t access the control panel for WordPress. Sometimes I can’t open the site at all, but if you try to do the same thing at your house, [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksPosting Woes Already
Are you good at making mix tapes? If so let’s chat because I’m so tragically not. I never fully understood or put into practice all of the so-called fundamentals necessary for arranging (with High Fidelity level fanaticism) music into painstaking order with proper beats per minute perfectly balanced with obscure tracks and tongue in cheek [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksI Created a Cocktail Ho
Hey folks! Long time no read. Looks like it’s pretty dusty around here. The blog hasn’t been updated since August. Yikes! I guess you can say I’ve been busy. Over the past 3 months I’ve moved back from San Francisco to Boston, started working for my old company in Cambridge again, ditched my red hair [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksAn Attempt at NaBloPoMo
Note: This picnic was originally published on Eat Boutique. I will also point out that I’ve also moved back to Massachusetts as of August 2012 so I’m happy to report that I’ve been enjoying the last remaining vestiges of a “proper” summer. In San Francisco summer as we know it back east is an elusive animal so [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksAn Urban Picnic
CK and I both eat a ton of yogurt in a variety of forms and flavors so when given the opportunity I jumped at the chance to taste test Olympus’s product line. When the shipment arrived I was bowled over by the variety of products the company made. There was the usual compliment of 0%, 2%, and full-fat Greek [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksRoasted Pepper and Yogurt Soup
Congratulations Amber & Kate! You were lucky commenters 6 and 30 respectively! Thank for sharing your reminiscence about your first legal drink with us. Do either of you still drink Sex on the Beach cocktails or Ace’s Pear Cider? For those of you that didn’t win a copy of Poptails this time and really want to start mixing up some boozy [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksCongratulations
What was once only a lowly Microsoft Word document is now a real live book. I know this to be a fact because I signed 10 copies of it for my mom last week. Pretty cool, right?! Thanks, Mom! Anyway, I feel a little bit like Geppetto and Poptails is my version of Pinocchio, only much [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksAn Erin Cooks Giveaway – Poptails: 60 Boozy Treats Served on a Stick
Apparently there’s a winery just two short blocks away from my apartment and I didn’t know about it for the entire year I’ve lived here. I could chalk up my misstep to a lot of various excuses but in my defense it’s a little bit hidden and I’m a tad oblivious at times. Thankfully a post on [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksBluxome Street Winery
Note: This post was originally published on Eat Boutique. Grilled cheese is my life. Or it was from the ages of 2 through 12. Back then I would happily have eaten a grilled cheese with a glass of milk for lunch every single day. If that meal was then followed by a Today’s Special marathon (especially if it [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksGoat Cheese and Strawberry Grilled Cheese
I know that a lot of people (myself definitely included) love reading the names of cosmetics and get a kick out of the clever tuns of phrase that are stenciled onto various lipsticks, blush compacts, and eye shadows. I’ve also noticed that when it comes to my manicure and pedicure addiction the choice of polish is definitely swayed [...]Originally posted on Erin Cooks14 Fancy Foodie Nail Po
Note: This recipe and accompanying text originally appeared as a guest post on Eat Boutique. I’m a bit embarrassed to admit this, but I flipped through Sophie Dahl’s new cookbook, Very Fond of Food, admired the pictures tremendously, and even made a delightful recipe without having a clue as to who she was. After thoroughly stuffing my face, [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksVery Fo
This was a surprising recipe that I sought out in order to use up some of the abundance of farro that has been living in my cupboard for ages. Space is at a premium in this tiny apartment so my old days of buying in bulk are relegated to only a few ingredients that can [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksCranberry Farro Quick Bread
This is just a short note to show you guys the cover of my soon to be released cookbook and let you know that Poptails: 60 Boozy Treats Served on a Stick will be available to buy on June 12. That’s 54 days away in case you were trying to count it out in your [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksMy Cookbook Will Be Released in 54 Days
Are you eating quinoa yet? If not, then you definitely should be! I’m a recent convert after having eaten a delicious dish called the Happy Vegan at Tender Greens in Walnut Creek and then fell completely in love with the versatile superfood after an impromptu picnic with CK. That day I picked up a good [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksQuinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash
Note: This recipe originally appeared as a guest post on the lovely Eat Boutique. While the cookies below have an Easter theme these rainbow cookies can easily be adapted to fit any occasion. Think purple, orange, and black for Halloween or red, white, and green for Christmas. Are you good at decorating sugar cookies? Because I’m [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksRainbow Cookies
Yes, this recipe was another inspired find via Pinterest. When will the intervention be scheduled? No, really, I’m not that bad. Honestly there’s a lot of junk swimming around the site now that it has become so overwhelmingly popular. That means that I get extra excited when I manage to come across an idea that [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksNeapolitan Rice Krispie Treats
After 31 years of wanting an egg cup my mom sent me a pair of pretty purple porcelain ones last week. OK, so perhaps I’m exaggerating about the 31 years thing but it’s entirely possible that my Bread and Jam for Francis egg cup induced obsession began while I was still in utero. At the [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksEgg Cups and Soft-Cooked Eggs
Note: This item originally appeared as a guest post on Eat Boutique. Make sure to check them out! There’s a first time for everything folks, and this was honestly the first time I’ve ever made deviled eggs from start to finish. I believe I may have assisted a friend while she put together a few [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksGaram Masala Deviled Eggs
Truth. I am horrible at doing my own hair. I also haven’t gone to the salon since September so that complicates things even more. Therefore right now I essentially have two “styles.” They are messy bun and disheveled curls made via hot rollers. Kate Middleton wouldn’t be caught dead out in public with me. She’d [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksBraided Roasted Red P
I was once a hoarder of books and then I got an iPad and everything changed. My love affair with tangible reading materials has faded to such an extent that I’m honestly a little shocked. You see, once upon a time I railed against the cult of ebook. I insisted that I needed “real books” [...]Originally posted on Erin CooksPear, Pistachio, and Ginger Blondies
