Have you ever wondered how bakeries are able to get chocolate chip cookie dough in the middle of a cupcake without it baking and/or poisoning you? In short, milk instead of eggs and the freezer is your friend. For the cookie dough: 2 sticks softened… Read More
It’s broccoli season at the farm!
We have approximately 30 pounds of apples hanging out in our living room and kitchen. Eating them raw is fine, but that can only take you so far. Same with apple pie. How much of it can you really eat before getting sick of it?!… Read More
Last weekend was mine and James’ anniversary (we’re talking six years here, not six months). We had planned lots of activities – hiking, apple picking, SOWA open market, eating out… Saturday we decided to tackle the hiking and apple picking part and me being a… Read More
There is nothing better in this world than a giant bowl of homemade fresh pasta. Having made fresh ricotta last week, I decided to try out raviolis again. I made meat raviolis a few weeks ago, but was not in love with the dough. This… Read More
Hurricane Irene has kept me indoors today. So we’re having a cooking marathon. Seriously. First up was ricotta lemon pancakes (original recipe here). I decided to make my own ricotta last night, something I’ve been wanting to do for awhile. We’ll start there. 4 cups… Read More
Eggplants and zucchinis have taken over our CSA. A few months ago, James and I had an atrocious eggplant experience, resulting in ice cream for dinner (which isnt’ so bad). Since then, I’ve been determined to reinstate my love of eggplant. It started with a ratatouille… Read More
These are my favorite brownies of all time. They are so simple to make, and amazingly chewy and soft. Every time I want to make them, I have to call my mom, beg her to find the recipe (even late at night!) and then I… Read More
“Why don’t you just make a pizza?” Because a pizza doesn’t have a flaky buttermilk biscuit crust, layers of fresh herbs like dill and an overwhelming amount of fresh tomatoes from the farm (which would sog out pizza crust). Welcome to our lives, tomato pie. Based… Read More
Hello beautiful CSA.
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