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.
Thursday Bento
I've been long on deadlines and short on time this week.
Luckily, the Angry Chef has been packing me a lunch every day. Today's came in my spiffy new bento box.
Allow me to present Thursday's...
Traders Point Creamery Yogurt
Yum.
I can't say it enough.
This yogurt is great. It's lusciously creamy. It's tangy. It tastes like you bought it at a farm stand. It's got an awesome cow on the label and comes in...
Bento Happiness
After putting it off and shopping around for what seems like ages, I finally got my first official bento box the other night.
The Angry Chef and I were tooling around Cambridge before dinner and...
Butter Roasted Chicken
I blame the blogosphere for this one. At least for all the butter.
In my travels online, I've become acquainted with the fabulously talented Kitchen Girl Jo, a fellow food blogger. Sometime in the last...
Big Top Marshmallow Cookies
The Lady Otter and I were cruising through Whole Foods last night, on a mission to pick up some flowers for the host of the cocktail party we were attending. It was supposed to...
Rib of the Week: Ruby Lacquered Pork Ribs
Ah, pork. It goes so well with so many things—including fruit.
So, as I was eyeing the package of pork spare ribs in my fridge last night, I noticed I had leftover raspberry sauce from...
A Toast to the Man in Black
To Johnny Cash.
February 26, 1932 to September 12, 2003.
Hard to believe it's been five years. Rest in peace.
Bloggy Award!
A big thank you to the Bloggy Awards, who gave us a lovely review this week. We're touched and honored.
Go have a nibble!
Rustic Raspberry Vodka-tini
Does the world really need another flavored "martini" that's made with vodka, not gin?
Absolutely.
Indulge me. I have a penchant for smooshing up fresh fruit with vodka and gleefully declaring Happy Hour.
Be careful. This cocktail...
Herb Roasted Chicken Legs with Root Vegetables
I know that fall is officially on its way when I start to roast chicken.
Even though I bake pretty consistently year round, I'd never dream of roasting a chicken in the summer. For some...