The other day I made my very first “real” chicken dinner. I had been meaning to try this recipe for roast chicken, but I didn’t want it to suck and then leave my three roommates hungry. They’re all back in snowy Virginia now, so I thought it would be a good time to try. The [...]
Posts Tagged ‘fruit’
Strawberry French Toast
I’ve recently discovered very delicious french toast, made entirely from scratch. First you need to make strawberry bread: http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/strawberry-bread-recipe Both times I’ve made the loaf I have had to add a little bit of water after the kneading process, but not a huge amount.. The bread tastes pretty good by itself. It is sweet, but [...]
Less bad for you desserts
So, lately I’ve been into eating healthier, shopping at farmers markets, growing veggies and herbs on my balcony, trying things from my Moosewood cookbook … so I want to make my first post here about dessert. So here are two fairly easy and (maybe) not-as-unhealthy-as-they-could-be desserts.. The first is for a strawberry shake (from the [...]
What I Did On Spring Break
I went to restaurants and cooked in exotic locales. Let me tell you some things. 1. FUCK YOU, GUATEMALA. For the love of God, don’t go to Guatemala anticipating a beautiful meal that tastes delicious. The local meats are no good, and cow doesn’t have ‘cuts’ so much as ‘parts that probably came off of [...]
yet more on cupcakes
I was going to comment on Kim’s post about the strawberry champagne cupcakes, but when it got this long I thought it was time for a new post. I made them, too, about a week ago. Here is some trivia about the recipe and the comedy of errors that is cooking in the Bronx (n.b. [...]