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I remember the first time I tried avocado outside of what I had previously interpreted to be it’s comfort zone (guacamole, turkey sandwiches, eggs.. savory stuff). I picked out the avocado gelato at Capogiro, because I have to try everything that is “weeeeirddd” and Adam, of course, wanted chocolate. I’m a huge sharer when it […]
I love hummus (and LOOK I’m not alone). I could eat it all the time. I could spread it on all my sandwiches. I could roll it up in all the slices of deli turkey in my fridge. I could dip crackers, pita, whatever in it all day long. Some people are obsessed with avocado [...]
So, let’s talk about putting fresh rosemary on our ice cream. It’s Monday. It’s raining. What else do we have to talk about? Probably nothing. Unless you want to talk about how this new Gatsby movie is coming out soon or, speaking of Leonadro DeCaprio, how I used to think Leo played Jimmy Darmody on [...]
Um, can someone please help a girl out? I’m looking for a place at which I can acquire an attention span? Where do I get that? Craigslist? Amazon? Is there a black market for this? Somewhere I can also acquire a new liver as well? One stop shopping? Hey, I went to college (aka I was drunk [...]
Although I have a special place in my heart for Boston in particular, it is, of course, heart wrenching when something like this happens anywhere. Especially now, as a person living in the US; as a country we’ve been witness to so much senseless homegrown terror lately. My heart goes out to everyone affected by [...]
First of all… shaved asparagus. Hehe. I love to give my veggies a haircut. Second.. This little salad dresses up a dinner in a big way. It sounds fancy. It looks fancy. It drinks tea with it’s pinky in the air. It’s the accessory that kicks your little sundress up a notch for a night [...]
First of all, I just want you all to know that I sacrificed my life for this salsa: I mean that! I totally sliced off a small piece of my thumb, threw it in the trash, and kept calm and carried on. Obviously I’m going to spare you the details, because my goal here is [...]
Dogs are such funny animals; so simple, yet so complex. I have one. He’s wonderful. He’s cute, energetic, enthusiastic and smart. No really, he’s very smart. He knows way too much. He knows that barking is a more effective method of begging for a treat than whining (we live in an apartment; I care about [...]
Why do I feel like it’s been SO LONG since I posted a recipe? Oh my gawd! Has it really been that long?! Where have I been? Yikes. Procrastination is an art and I can always find the snooze button. Oh man and another thing! I can never get enough pictures of dinner before I [...]
Well this is… embarrassing. I’m coming up short this week because well.. SOMEONE… ate my blog post. Has this ever happened to anyone else? I can’t be alone here.. One day you have a sorbet. The next day you try and grab some photos, but suddenly you don’t have a sorbet? Yea. Sorry guys. Anyway, I [...]
I thought I would kick citrus month off with a triple citrus threat. (Please note: citrus month is not a real thing. I made it up. See side bar) This recipe is from my old blog, but I really loooved these cookies and wanted to share them with you all. And because it’s pretty much [...]
Weekend. Roll out of bed WHENEVA you want (although for me this tends to be around 9 AM anyway, because I physically cannot sleep any later). Put on some leggings and soft fuzzy socks (dudes too) and a soft tee shirt. Brush your teeth, wash your face. Make coffee. Take in the aroma. Drink coffee, [...]
Warning. This has NOTHING to do with food (except that maybe it reminds me of the lunchable envy I used to have). But, if you’re a child of the ’90′s like I am, I know you’ll appreciate this mix. It consists of some of the most awesome and iconic music of the years 1992-2002, funkified [...]
Today, I am all about breaking with tradition. I’m all about being a rebel. And I have no cause. You want to wear a turquoise wedding dress? Do it. Don’t want to eat ham on Easter? Make fish (or pizza! anything but ham, please!). Feeling like drinking a Belgian beer on St. Patrick’s Day? I won’t tell. Who [...]
You know what I am RILLY excited about this spring (well, besides of course .. the sun and the return of our neighborhood farmer’s market)? Rhubarb! It’s like hot pink celery, with a tangy kick of delicious. I love you … Continue reading →
I’m sure this is no news to you, but food can’t always come in dessert form (I know. Totally unfair). Sometimes you have to eat healthy things like steel cut oats and quinoa and start your day off on the right foot. And cranberries. And nuts. But that stuff takes like 25 minutes to slow … Continue reading »
Remember that time I told you I was swearing off ice cream for a while? Yea. I lied. While I haven’t made any new ice cream, I had a cinnamon ice cream in the freezer that I just thought was lacking something.. chocolate. And in an effort to waste not, want not, I had to … Continue reading »
Hey All! I hope you had a wonderful long weekend. If it wasn’t “long” enough, don’t worry. Neither was mine. What a cruel joke. I made dulce de leche this weekend. Then quickly dumped it into this recipe, but was totally tempted to stick a straw in it and drink the whole batch. That stuff … Continue reading »
Hey guys it’s me! Just dropping by to say I love you. Happy Cheese Day, er, Valentine’s Day. Look! I even made you something in MS Paint. I know, it’s not chocolate. I’m sorry. Here is a bucket of sloths to make up for it. And the world’s cutest little piggy, Hamlet, learning to go down … Continue reading »
I’m sure you’ve all heard of engagement chicken. If you haven’t… it’s really a thing. It’s a silly thing, but still a thing nonetheless. This my friends, is engagement bread. If you think about it, it makes more sense that a yeast dough be used to wrangle that engagement ring you’ve been drooling after. Much … Continue reading »
Uh, yea. Hi! Happy Friday and… well.. welcome to my ice cream blog. Because that’s what this is about to devolve into if I don’t do something soon. But seriously. I’m not even allowed to make any more ice cream this weekend. I’ve had an ice cream maker not even a full 2 weeks, and … Continue reading »
First: A disclaimer. This is a traditional Hungarian stew, adapted slightly to my tastes and impulse to add veggies to everything I eat. It’s not really original and I wouldn’t have shared it if I didn’t REALLY feel like I needed to tell you about this ahhhmazing hot sauce. Well, it’s not so much hot sauce, … Continue reading »
Do you ever get home from work and feel like it’s SO LATE and like, you better wrap things up and just go ahead and get to sleep, and then realize it’s only 7:45? Me neither. But, thanks to winter, my concept of time is totally awry. I refuse to adjust. That’s like giving in. The … Continue reading »
If you’re my buddy on the Faceplace, you’ve probably already heard this.. but I got an ice cream maker aaaand it’s probably the beginning of the end of the world as we know it (well, just as I know it I guess; I probably shouldn’t pretend I influence other people’s daily lives enough for that). In any … Continue reading »
I’ve been slowly realizing that I could totally become a hermit. Obviously not the kind that lives in a cave with a beard (although beards only run about $3 on Amazon so that isn’t a totally impractical goal). Or the kind that is a crab and lives in a shell. But the kind that orders … Continue reading »
It’s already Wednesday guys! In so many ways having a 3 day weekend is good for me. I took the extra day to relax, go for a run and watch Beyonce become to the leader of the free world (only to fall to impeachment due to a lip syncing scandal days later!!). I made granola, I watched … Continue reading »
Most of the time I really don’t love it when food that is supposed to be indulgent is transformed into something “healthy.” It usually isn’t even worth eating. It’s kind of mean even. Who wants to find out that delicious looking brownie is actually a piece of cardboard? Or dates? And isn’t it sad when … Continue reading »
I’m totally fist pumping today. Dancing in my seat, fists in the air, rockin’ out to a beat. That kinda thing. You know. Friday stuff. “What is said beat?” you might ask. Here. Do it. Listen. It’ll change your Friday from “Yay, it’s Friday” to “EFF Yes it’s Friday and I’m FIST PUMPING AT MY … Continue reading »
Ladies and Gentleman, put down your kale, keep that butter away from your saucepan (ok I’ll never be over brown butter), and branch out from your favorite (Sriracha, ehem) hot sauce. Bon Appetit’s “Food trends for 2013“ is here. Highlights for me include a deliciously thick Korean hot sauce, horseradish (?!), “blondie is the new brownie,” … Continue readin
Yesterday I went on a walking food tour of DC with my awesome friend Becca of the Dance Party Chronicles and this fluffernutter bread. The tour went through Capital Hill in DC and provided an interesting (I did go “Hmmmm!” a lot.) history of the 8th St. corridor, an area of DC which has recently become a … Continue reading »
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all rang in the new year in a way that was awesome and you feel good about! I certainly feel that I did! I’ve been becoming quite the old person as of late and I’m going to be recovering from that one for a while. Sigh. I only … Continue reading »
Well. I totally missed Hanukkah with this one. Oops? Whatever, rugelach can be tasty any time. Right? Look at all that gooey filling! I started this post and realized I’m not really too sure about the history of these cookies. All I really know is they’ve shown up around Hanukkah with a few of my Jewish friends … Continue reading »
But this time actually what I mean is that my blog is moving.Officially my new site will be http://fortheloveofdessert.wordpress.com/!!!Can you see my excitement in those exclamation points!??I'm going to leave this site up for the archive of recipes, but maybe someday I'll move them over to my new home. Feel free to check the recipe log here as it will still exist, but please come and f
During my last year's Ode to Pie, I feel like my less than enthusiastic 'tude towards Thanksgiving may have been a little exaggerated. Ok, so I don't love mashed potatoes. I can't really get behind a holiday that celebrates a giant turkey when brisket exists. But that's not really what the holiday should be about. We're supposed to think about things that we're thankful for, even if roasted t
I totally love applesauce.Last year, I made this jazzed up adult version of applesauce: Plum and Brandy Applesauce. I made this Caramlized Onion Applesauce to go with porkchops and, of course, I made quite a few batches of the original chunky kid stuff.Since I realized how amazingly easy it is to make applesauce, I've been experimenting by adding other fruits, subbing sweeteners and
As I become increasingly "old," I feel like I'm witnessing my perception of weekends changing so much. Back in college weekends were basically just an extension of the rest of the week. Exciting nonetheless, but when you're working part time and going to class even less... and let's be honest college was just a big party anyway. In the most recent years after graduating college weekends
I learned today: after eating candy nonstop for a week because "it's Halloween," it's very difficult to try and stop abruptly because "Halloween is over." And it's very hard (read: impossible) to sate a chocolate craving with an apple.I think I may have a sugar problem. But with Halloween being a thing of the past this year, I believe that only leaves us with one thing to do. Buy all the half
Dear Creativity,Please come back. I miss you.I think I lost you somewhere between getting home every night at 7 PM, just wanting to shove the nearest food item (usually candy corn) in my mouth when I walk in the door and being broke as a joke after not getting paid for a month and a half.But I think I'm ready to be friends again. I think this time I will pay more attention to you. I promise you ac
I recently went apple picking at this beautiful farm in VA. It actually looks like that little water color in the top left corner. I'm not kidding. It was so refreshing to get out into the country for a day and be a total apple nerd. I can't encourage this activity enough.I used some of said apples to make this amazingly moist cake. Aaaaaand then I spent 20 minutes evening up the edges of sec
