Last night for dinner I attempted to make those cheesebreads we get at Chima (the Brazilian steakhouse in Tysons). Whenever I go to Chima I have often wondered (as I gorge myself on cheesebreads and roasted leg o’ lamb) how these wonderful little things are made (are they essentially soufflés? is it dark magic?). The [...]
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Oat Bran and Honey Cookies
I know, it’s been a looong while since I posted anything. Sorry! So I’m getting back in the game with a delicious little cookie that’s perfect with some tea or coffee. The recipe originally calls for wheat germ, but I read a post by another blogger who substituted oat bran instead. Since I had oat [...]
lavender tea bread
A friend in NY told me she used to have lavender a lot in food as a kid, and that I should look into lavender bread (pursuant my continual rosemary bread obsession). This is based on the first good-looking lavender bread recipe I could find, though, and it’s a somewhat sweet non-yeast bread that relies [...]
Get That Dirt Off Ya Shoulda – Comfort Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
We all have guy/girl issues. We all dream of the day when we can be perfectly and unconditionally loved for who we are on the inside. We all hope for the day we can finally burst out of our rooms, newborn, not smelling of old clothes, takeout food, and that special kind of pheremone that [...]
Beautiful Shish-Kebabs
As y’all know, I rarely cook here in Beijing. Food is cheap, plentiful, and convenient, and so I just amuse myself by taking pictures of food. Delightful scorpions and seahorsies! Both easily available in kebab form here in Beijing! Okay, not so easily available, all the Chinese people I know draw the line at eating [...]
almond lemon biscotti
I’ve been craving cookies, but I don’t actually like them so much (too sweet); I just want something to go with coffee, and biscotti are generally not super rich, due to having no shortening usually. Melody recommended this recipe from joy of baking. I like my biscotti as plain as possible, so almond it was, [...]
Aww…*Crêpe*!
Crêpes!
Tea Party Breakdown!
I am at Karen and Spanky’s house. There are Street Fighter 4 sounds and egg beater sounds in the background. We have had a Tea Party, limited in size but not limited in scope. We don’t have pictures of our full spread, because food pretty much disappeared when it hit the table. Also, the table [...]
The Pet Shop Boys’ “sweet” album cover
The Pet Shop Boys are coming out with a new album called, “Yes,” and the good folk at Popjustice decided to recreate their bright and minimal album cover. WITH SWEETS. The moral of the story is to never underestimate the power of Smarties.