About once a year I get the urge to write about my brother, who was killed six years ago today. I’ve posted about his love for protein shakes and about the time he told a girl he had a pot roast in the oven so he could get off of the phone. I thought these [...]
Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category
Maryland crab soup
Posted in Recipes, tagged food memories, maryland crab soup on May 26, 2012 | 11 Comments »
The secret to perfect vanilla ice cream
Posted in Recipes, tagged homemade ice cream, making ice cream with cream, vanilla ice cream on May 24, 2012 | 6 Comments »
There is a secret to making ice cream, and it took me a very long time to learn what it is. It’s going to sound obvious when I say it, but here it is: You have to use heavy cream. If you’re resistant to using heavy cream, I understand why. It packs a whopping five grams [...]
Raspberry and lemon coffee cake with lemon crumb topping
Posted in Recipes, tagged baking bites, crumb topping, lemon coffee cake, raspberry coffee cake, steusel topping, streusel topping on May 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
When Kenny and I were dating and I was spending time in his Queens apartment for the first time, I would often look inside his refrigerator and freezer for a snack. Many times this ended in disappointment. At first, it seemed that he had an adequate amount of junk food. In his freezer were a [...]
Pancakes with blueberry maple syrup (and 3 tips for making better blueberry pancakes)
Posted in Ingredients, Recipes, tagged blueberry pancakes, blueberry syrup, how to make better pancakes, pancakes on May 14, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Heidi Swanson of 101 cookbooks calls this recipe for pancakes with blueberry maple syrup her “favorite pancake recipe.” So I had to try them. I made them for my mom (and dad and Kenny) on Mother’s Day. Made with buttermilk and melted butter, the pancakes were fluffy, light, and lovely. But while the blueberry syrup, [...]
4 ways to gain confidence in the kitchen from Kathleen Flinn’s The Kitchen Counter Cooking School
Posted in Books, Recipes, Writing, tagged becoming a better cook, kathleen flinn, the kitchen counter cooking school on May 9, 2012 | 7 Comments »
“I want to try to understand what could motivate people to cook more often,” writer Kathleen Flinn tells her husband in her memoir, The Kitchen Counter Cooking School. “I want to give people different cooking lessons and see which of the things they learn might stick with them.” Flinn does just that after finding a group [...]
Lasanga with Chard, Ricotta, and Walnuts
Posted in Ingredients, Recipes, tagged chard, deborah madison, lasanga, make-ahead dishes on May 8, 2012 | 5 Comments »
When I think of meals to make for others in times of need (sickness or recovery, busy schedule, etc.), lasanga is the only one that comes to mind. It keeps well in the freezer and usually provides enough food for several meals, depending on the size of the family. So, thinking that they wouldn’t have much time to [...]
Food cures: papaya for heartburn (and 3 ways to eat it)
Posted in Recipes, tagged cures for heartburn, fish with papaya salsa, papaya, papaya enzymes, papaya smoothies, pregnancy heartburn, tropical salad on May 5, 2012 | 3 Comments »
There was a time when I only ate Tums at my grandmother’s house. She keeps a bottle on her kitchen table, and, soon after arriving, I always grabbed it and ate two. I like their fruity taste. It’s like eating chalky candy wafers. Now I have my own bottle of Tums. I’ve even moved on [...]
Orange, Dried Cherry, and Rosemary Scones (and a Lemon, Strawberry, and Rosemary variation)
Posted in Recipes, tagged how to make scones, scones, strawberry scones, turbinado sugar on March 28, 2012 | 9 Comments »
This past Sunday, over breakfast with my family at Friendly’s, where my grandparents are regulars, my aunt asked me what foods the baby is craving. I had to think about that for a minute. I always tell Kenny that she likes Pitango Gelato, which isn’t entirely a lie. She has gone through a crazy kicking [...]
