Jessie Cross
Jessie Cross is a cookbook author and creator of The Hungry Mouse, a monster online food blog w/500+ recipes. When she's not shopping for cheese or baking pies, Jessie works as an advertising copywriter in Boston. She lives in Salem, Massachusetts with her husband and two small, fluffy wolves.
Rib of the Week: Pork Spare Ribs with Cocoa Spice Rub
These ribs borrow heavily from Mexican mole—that dark, rich concoction of onion, garlic, several different kinds of chili peppers topped off with a good dose of chocolate. You usually see it served most with...
How to Make Sourdough Bread, Part 3: Grilled Cheese with Prosciutto
This article concludes my series on how to make homemade sourdough bread.
In Part 1, we looked at what sourdough starter is and how you can use it to make a sponge. Part 2 discussed...
How to Make Sourdough Bread, Part 2: The Dough
Welcome to the second part of my sourdough baking series. This is the part where you make and bake amazing, nibble-worthy loaves of bread.
Yesterday, I made the sponge for my bread using my sourdough...
How to Make Sourdough Bread, Part 1: The Starter
There's nothing like the smell of fresh baking bread. Make that bread sourdough, and I'm in heaven.
The sourdough recipe that I start below produces a moist, flavorful, and chewy bread that can stand toe-to-toe...
Split Pea Soup with Homemade Pork Stock
This soup was a happy accident.
Normally, I make split pea soup the way a lot of folks do: I simmer split peas in water with garlic, a handful of diced carrots and onions, and,...
Happy Birthday, Angry Chef!
Happy Birthday to my dear husband, The Angry Chef, who turns 857 today!
We celebrated this past weekend at our favorite Chinese restaurant—a place I fondly refer to as the Golden Dragon—with a small group...
Oatmeal Walnut Chocolate Chips Cookies
I think the weather's finally officially turned colder here in Boston. Let the baking begin!
These hearty cookies are really buttery and somewhere in between chewy and crisp. They're speckled with oatmeal and studded with...
Margaret Dorfman’s Vegetable Parchment Art
I think Margaret Dorfman may just be my new favorite foodie-friendly artist. She makes beautiful jewelry and decorative bowls out of fruits and vegetables.
You heard me right: fruits and vegetables.
These are the prettiest—and most...
Simple Bacon and Cheese Omelet
I love fancy food. Really, I do. I love complicated recipes, exotic ingredients, and dishes that take three days to make.
I have to admit, for all my gourmet inclinations, I also love all sorts...
Rib of the Week: Cherry-Port Glazed Ribs Studded with Bacon
OK. I cook ribs so often that I've decided to make it official. Welcome to The Hungry Mouse's Rib of the Week feature. I've gone back and re-tagged my other rib recipes, so they're...