I’ve never really understood why banana bread recipes often call for a full stick of butter. Bananas are a perfect ingredient for creating moist, rich baked goods and custards without a lot of added fat. I’m also a big fan […]
We really can’t say enough good things about the Whole Foods Osteria. We’ve been eating there regularly and have not been disappointed. Any issues with underseasoned food seem to have been worked out, and they […]
We made our first trip to Sasa Matsu lately. Sasa Matsu is technically an Izakaya, as Michelle of Cleveland Foodie pointed out in her review. This means that it’s a Japanese bar that also serves food. […]
After successfully grilling some shrimp lately on my grill pan, it struck me that it might be more useful than I’d previously thought. I’d long ago decided it wasn’t much good for boneless chicken breasts […]
We made an excellent soup recently that is particularly good in cold and flu season. Supposedly, most of the main ingredients–garlic, ginger, shitake mushrooms, winter squash, kale, cayenne–have immunological benefits and/or very high levels of […]
Lulu T. (for Trouble) Puppy, our Labrador retriever turns 5 today! In honor of her birthday we wanted to do something fun for her, something more exciting than dog ice cream or another marrow bone. So […]
I made these for the Small Tarts Have Big Hearts contest at the Mini Pie Revolution blog. I have Karyn and Ann of the Mini Pie Revolution to thank for my ability to enter this contest, […]