I’ve got to ask my wife to stop bringing me these great dessert recipes. For years I’ve been telling people, “I’m a cook, my wife is the baker.” Then she leans over and whispers in my ear, “Blueberry … coffee … cake.” Are you kidding me? Of course I had to make it. And of [...]
There’s a great discussion about our grandmothers’ cooking going on over at MetaFilter. Sure, I’m glad it started with a mention of this site, but the comments are really fantastic. Go check it out if you’ve got an hour or so. (It’s a big discussion.) And if you’re coming over here for the first time [...]
Photo of jungle hen by Adamantiaf distributed under license Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike v3.0. I just spent the most frustrating half-hour online. I was looking for tips on how to identify good poultry. You know, like with steak you look for good color and marbling, with vegetables you want them heavy for their size and not [...]
I’ve had plenty of banana bread in my day. But it always seems like more of a cold weather food. Go figure, a tropical fruit that makes a cold weather bread. Doesn’t make sense, but that’s how it is. This cake, though, is lighter than any banana bread I’ve ever had. And with the brown [...]
This was my first time making any kind of buttercream frosting, and it was ridiculously easy. And it was Oh My God good. We’re thinking of making another batch and just eating it as a dip with fresh fruit. Super simple and super yummy.
