May Wrap-Up
on Jun 14, 2009 in Wrapup wrap Sorry for this being the latest wrap-up ever. May was a fun month for us. We rolled out a ton of new features: the ability to add YouTube videos and polls to comments, stats in your time zone, the VideoPress upgrade (with HD!), post by email, new sta...

Vanilla Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting.
on Jun 12, 2009 in Cakes Desserts cream cheese cupcakes desserts food frosting recipes vanilla A celebration always calls for a little something sweet.  Or so, at least, I think.  Over Memorial Day weekend, Jeremy and I travelled up to the D.C. area to visit his brother and family.  My sister-in-law’s birthday was the night before we...

Vanilla Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting
on Jun 12, 2009 in Cakes Desserts cream cheese cupcakes desserts food foodgawker frosting recipes tastespotting vanilla A celebration always calls for a little something sweet.  Or so, at least, I think.  Over Memorial Day weekend, Jeremy and I travelled up to the D.C. area to visit his brother and family.  My sister-in-law’s birthday was the night before we...

Radish Leaf Pesto
on Jun 10, 2009 in Cooking First Courses pasta food garlic scapes hazelnuts lemon pesto radishes recipes weekend herb blogging Radish leaf pesto.  Sounds a bit odd, doesn’t it?  Last year when radishes were in season I learned that the leaves of radishes are completely edible.  I thought that this was great news.  I love radishes, and I like green leafy things.  ...

BBA #4: Brioche
on Jun 8, 2009 in Bread Baker's Apprentice Challenge Breads and Muffins bread baker's apprentice breads brioche food When I told my husband that I was making brioche this week he was interested, as usual, in the bread he would be trying. “So what’s in brioche?” “Oh, just a few sticks of butter, 5 eggs, and some whole milk.  A little sugar&#...

Asparagus and Garlic Scape Tart with Polenta Crust
on Jun 5, 2009 in Cooking Main Dishes Vegetarian asparagus food garlic scapes polenta recipes vegan   Last weekend I found myself in Blacksburg, VA on Saturday morning, with a long drive ahead of me back to West Point.  I decided to check out their farmers’ market so I wouldn’t miss out on a week of local shopping.  It was quite poss...

How to Make Great Guacamole
on Jun 3, 2009 in Cooking gluten free avocados cilantro food garlic guacamole lemon onion recipes serrano pepper tomatoes   Guacamole is a food I am often very picky about.  Some are too smooth, some near blended, other too bland, and some just aren’t chip friendly.  Texture ends up being the trait that makes it or breaks it as a great dip for me.  If the flav...

BBA #3: Bagels (and a topping recipe)
on Jun 1, 2009 in Bread Baker's Apprentice Challenge Cooking bagels baking breads food garlic onion recipes vegan Since embarking on the Bread Baker’s Apprentice challenge, I have really been looking forward to making the bagels.  Before I moved to Virginia, I had a small problem– shall we say– with bagels.  In particular, everything bagels a...

BBA # 2: Christopsomos
on May 22, 2009 in Bread Baker's Apprentice Challenge apricots bread baker's apprentice breads figs food foodgawker mahlab sultanas walnuts For the second bread I am baking from the Bread Baker’s Apprentice, I chose to make the Christopsomos version of the Artos breads.  The Christopsomos is a Christmas-season bread, filled with dried fruits, and with a cross laminated on top.  T...

Baked Spanish Rice
on May 21, 2009 in Cooking Side Dishes food recipes tomatoes rice oregano onion garlic bell peppers cumin ancho chili Wow, I have been really lazy about updating ye olde blog lately, haven’t I?  I just sat and flipped through pictures from my camera and realized that I’ve done some cooking.  I’ve taken some pictures.  I just have written about i...