What else are two civil engineering degrees good for? Gingerbread House Recipe From my mother. 2 ½ C packed dark brown sugar 1 ½ C heavy or whipping cream 1 ¼ C molasses 9 ½ C flour 2 T baking soda 1 T ground ginger 1. In a very large bowl, with wire whisk beat brown sugar, cream and molasses until sugar lumps dissolve and mixture is smooth. In medium bowl, combined flour, soda and ginger. With spoon, stir flour […]
Categories: Uncategorized
So here’s the deal. It’s the tail end of finals week. I’ve been cooped up in my apartment for the better part of ten days. It’s barely gotten above 30° since I got back from Thanksgiving break. We had an ice storm on Thursday. And it’s snowing, again. I thought I lived in the South. I was under the impression that it wasn’t supposed to snow here. Ever. Or maybe once in a while in a fluke extreme weather event. […]
Categories: Pasta, Recipe, Uncategorized, Vegetarian • Tags: chickpea, edamame, pasta, pea, spring, summer
So, the friendly people over at Marx Foods recently asked the internet-at-large “What have you done to be a good foodie this year?” And, being a member of the internet-at-large, I felt compelled to answer them. It would’ve been rude not to, right? And so I began pondering. Pondering and musing. This was my first year blogging, and I’m getting the hang of it. My second year cooking for myself, and people seem to think I’m alright at that. My […]
Categories: Recipe, Soup, Vegetarian • Tags: dill, hungarian, mushroom, paprika, sour cream
In an ideal world, I would have time to bake 10 different kinds of Christmas cookies, and then come Christmas day lay out a beautiful plate of differently shaped and colored and flavored treats. (Yes, this is actually something I fantasize about. I also fantasize about normal things like inheriting a villa in Italy and spending all day in a king-sized hotel bed with 15 pillows, but occasionally I fantasize about having perfect displays of baked goods. C’est juste moi.) […]
Categories: Dessert, Recipe • Tags: almond, butter, cookie, lime, white chocolate
Over the summer I picked up a cookbook called Cooking with My Indian Mother-in-Law, written by Simon Daley. I love Indian food, but I’ve struggled with several things when trying to cook it for myself – finding authentic and flavorful recipes, balancing the spices properly, and achieving that wonderful combination of sour, spicy, and warm that is so characteristic of many Indian dishes I’ve tried. Glancing through this book, I was intrigued by the simple recipes and the idea of […]
Categories: Indian, Recipe, Vegetarian • Tags: chickpea, curry, healthy, indian, tomato, yogurt
