Archive for the 'Cooking' Category

Smoothie: Peach-Melon

I’m on a smoothie kick ever since getting an awesome new blender–
Today’s smoothie:
- 1 yellow peach, with skin
- 1/2 of a small honeydew
- 1 pack of lemon flavoured organic yogurt
- 1/2″ vanilla bean, split down the center
- a squirt of honey
- a few splashes of orange juice
Yum!

OMG

A few weeks ago, I saw this recipe on Smitten Kitchen and knew that I had to make it.   1) I love butternut squash; 2) I love carmelized onions; 3) after the TWD one that I made, I love galettes.  What’s not to love?
I started by cooking the squash.  Next time I will take the […]

Summertime

Ah, it’s Summertime!  The days are sunny and warm, and I’ve started smelling the neighbors grilling out every weekend.  Tired of grill envy, I decided to invest in my own.  Of course, I don’t do enough grilling to merit a proper grill.  So I bought one of the little mini charcoal grills along with probably […]

Beets and Oranges

(another not-so-great photo…)
While I’m updating the site, I might as well get out two at once!  I made this awesome beet salad the other day and it was so addictive–I was craving it all the time (it didn’t last long as a result).  So I figured I’d share the recipe here–
Beet and Orange salad with […]

Let’s just go ahead and start with what y’all are here for:

The Thanksgiving Twofer Pie from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking, from My Home to Yours, this past week’s TWD recipe. It was a bit of a scramble to get this made, since I only got in to Chicago on the night before Thanksgiving! But […]

This post has it all–hot alcoholic beverages, wonderful presents, cupcakes, and yarn, what more could you want? =)

Let’s get this party started with a toasty beverage. The other night, my throat was feeling sore. Rob suggested that I should have a hot buttered rum. I had never had one, but it sounded […]

Scallops over Corn

I made an awesome dinner tonight, so I thought I’d share it with y’all.  It started when I saw a corn salad on a blog here, and decided to adapt it to my own purposes.  The scallops have a light dusting of coriander, and are lying on a cold corn salad.  I also got to […]