Monthly Archives: August 2008
A Phyllo Dough Primer
I just posted my Buttery Greek Apple Tart recipe. As I started to write the notes on how to deal with phyllo dough at the end of the recipe, I realized that it probably...
Buttery Greek Apple Tart
Fall is coming. Boston's been on the cold side. The stores are starting to fill up with back-to-school supplies. This means one thing to me: Apple-picking season is on its way. And I couldn't...
Midsummer Harvest
Despite being plagued by the dreaded Tomato Horn Worm (if you've ever grown tomatoes, you know how horrifying these beasts are), this summer has been a remarkably good one for my vegetable garden.
Like a...
Hot Chocolate Pots
A few days ago, I posted my version of Mayan Hot Chocolate. It occurred to me that there are all sorts of fabulous hot chocolate-y accessories out there—specifically, hot chocolate pots.
Most hot chocolate pots...
Drunken Chocolate Pound Cake
Boston has been cold and rainy the last few days, and it's making me want to bake. Here's one of my favorite pound cakes. It's ridiculously rich and bourbon-y.
A note on the coffee and...
Give That Buffalo Some Wings
Meat in the mail. I know. It just sounds wrong. But if you write it off, you might just be missing out on some of the most succulent—and hard-to-find—cuts available these days.
I think most...
Bento This!
Lately, there's been great interest in bento boxes in my (admittedly small but super fantastic) social circle. My dear friend the Lady Otter has put together some positively breathtaking lunches for herself.
Here's a quick...
Old-Fashioned Pasta Salad
This is one of those recipes that's better the next day. And even better the one after.
It's a good base pasta salad recipe, so you can add anything else that you want to it...
Mayan Hot Chocolate
I can't stop thinking about hot chocolate today.
Maybe it's wishful thinking that August will be more forgiving than July—and less oppressively hot and wet. Maybe it's that the AC in my office is set...
Welcome to Yogurt Nation (Population: Everyone)
Americans are crazy for yogurt these days.
Not pizza. Not french fries. Not even apple pie.
Wait...huh?
It used to be that you had to go to a specialty store to find anything more exotic than a...