Category Archives for Cooking at Home
We Cook: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home – The Darkest Chocolate Ice Cream in the World
I purchased Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home because I only had one ice cream cookbook(Lebovitz’ definitive book for the home cook, The Perfect Scoop)and I thought it was time to try something new. Splendid Ice Creams does not use … Continue reading
We Cook: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home
I knew they would come when I wasn’t looking. My husband and I with Tiny in tow went to Canal House’s Smallholding Festival for our anniversary on Saturday and I knew that the moment I left the house the moment … Continue reading
My Sous has a Pickle and The Judgmental Garden
One morning recentlyI couldn’t sleep. Tiny had been up for hours in the nightmy husband was on a string of night shiftsalways causing me to sleep poorlyand ANDit was hot. I couldn’t sleep,even in the morningafter we surrendered to a … Continue reading
Homesick Texan’s Squash Enchiladas
An almost Wordless Wednesday. We all know I talk WAY too much to be wordless. I am a giant fan of Lisa Fainalso known as the Homesick Texan. I’ve followed her blog for a whilebut only recently started cooking from … Continue reading
Red Velvet Cake, Pantaloons, and Valentine’s Day
Earlier this month I got the bright idea to get some fabric to lay down on my kitchen counterswhile photographing food. It sounded good in theory. Our granite counters are pretty busyand one can only photograph a mise en place … Continue reading
Christmasing and A Reminder
I should haul the good stuff out more often
but the china is stored in a closet
with a million other things that I would have to dig through in order to retrieve it
and it is such a treat to only use it for special occasions.
Christmas Dinner is one of the special occasions.
The dinner took most of the day to make
mostly due to the number of side dishes and new recipes.
No, I didn’t make enough courses to use up all the plates I set on the table
but it was pretty that way
SO I CAN SET THE TABLE HOWEVER I WANT. Continue reading
Lessons are Messy
Last Sunday I was baking the cake for Monday
with a speed not normally seen in my house.
I usually bake the cake on Sunday
then make the frosting and decorate on Monday night.
(I’ve also been known to procratinate
and do everything on Monday.)
That places me at Lil’ Ol’ Bar at around 8:45 – 9:00p
despite my best intentions of getting there at 8:30p.
Oh
there’s always a missing coupler
fallen cake layer
or not enough frosting
and before you know it
I’m running behind.
(We all know the procrastination part
would never play a role in getting to the bar late.)
Since it’s a school night for most people in Houston
bringing a cake to a bar at 9:00p keeps the party small.
Not wanting people to feel left out all the time
I was determined to let the Tuesday early birds eat some cake
instead of worms. Continue reading
Things I Did This Year and Didn't Write About
All day long I go around writing in my head. I construct grand entries witty one linersthings that happened I want to rememberor I take a million photos of something to document later. Then the kitchen needs cleaningthe dogs keep … Continue reading
October Smells Like Cake
Cakes have been a major component of my life for the past few weeks. I found myself with some time on my hands this monthand it coincided nicely with receiving Rose Levy Beranbaum‘s new bookRose’s Heavenly Cakes. Although I’m not … Continue reading
My Pita Poofed!
I’ve been sick for the past week. That means not much cooking went on in my houseeven though I tried to guilt trip Husband into cooking for me. Instead, he picked up Lipton noodle soup at the beginning of the … Continue reading