I’ll admit that I’m not particularly patriotic. The 4th of July means BBQ and fireworks to me, and that’s reason enough to celebrate. It also happens to be my little cousin Christopher’s birthday and he turns 18 this year. Happy Birthday Chris!
Hope you all have great celebrations planned and if you don’t, it’s not too [...]
Articles posted in ‘Holidays’
4 Recipes for the 4th of July
Saturday, June 26, 2010
8 Father’s Day Recipes
Saturday, June 12, 2010
When I did the Mother’s Day round-up, just last month, John posted a comment, asking if I’d do one for Father’s Day. I was really happy to; I enjoyed putting it together so much last time. There is such a strong nostalgic association with food that thinking of a loved one naturally connects to memories [...]
8 Mother’s Day Recipes
Thursday, May 6, 2010
I really love making Mother’s Day meals (see last year’s), and I’m scrambling to decide what to do this year. We don’t have a fully functioning kitchen right now so it’s going to be tough. For my mom, Lon’s mom, and probably most mom’s, it’s really enough to just see the effort. It’s a day [...]
Lucky Basil
Friday, March 5, 2010
St. Patrick’s Day is coming up and I’m not Irish, but I love Irish Soda Bread. I can’t claim to do much pub crawling, but I did just post about potatoes. I never got into Lucky Charms, but through some twisted and fortunate miscalculation of the leprechauns, I got the luck of the Irish. Yup, [...]
Abalone and Oyster Amuse
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
I hope no one is deterred by the word amuse, short for amuse bouche. It literally translates to mouth amuser, basically a one-bite hors d’oeuvres that is a gift from the chef. It can be as easy or as complicated as you want it to be, and you can really make just about anything into [...]
Red Dumpling Sauce
Sunday, January 31, 2010
When I first realized that Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day is on the same day this year, I thought, oh no! Disastrous! Would I have to share my V-day with others? Would Chinese New Year get pushed aside at restaurants? The sky is falling! When the Chicken Little in me finally calmed down, I [...]
Fortune Cookies with Love
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
We’re on a tight schedule of recipe themes here, moving right on from Superbowl, to Valentine’s Day, and don’t forget Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year) is the same days as V-day this year. I knew as soon as I took my last bite of Un-fried Buffalo Wing, I’d start thinking about hearts and [...]
Royal Icing Ornaments
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
We mentioned royal icing when we built our gingerbread house (station) last year. We used it like a glue to hold pieces together, and also as decoration, like piping windows and doors onto the gingerbread. But, you can make ornaments with royal icing too, and it’s a great activity for kids (or adults like me) [...]
Holiday Gift Guide 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
As soon as Thanksgiving dinner is inhaled, holiday shopping takes over. Some start at the stroke of midnight (sale at Woodbury Commons starts a midnight) while others were refining their wish lists at the dessert table. Some warm up their clicker finger for Cyber Monday and we’ve got our fingers crossed for a new apartment. [...]
Cloud Topped Pumpkin Loaf
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
I’m so excited to tell you about my Cloud Topped Pumpkin Loaf. I think I may have come up with a totally new dessert! But I guess I have to admit that this all happened by accident. It’s all because I completely messed up the idea I had, failed horribly, total embarrassment to bakers. I [...]
