April 2011
15 posts
Lemon chess success
Dear readers, we are approaching not one, but two important holidays: National Egg Month and International No Diet Day on May 6th. I would argue that there is no better way to celebrate than with this Lemon Chess pie that requires crackin’ open 4 large eggs.
You will need to obtain these items:
1 package of refrigerated pie crusts
2 cups of sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1...
Can we talk about this sandwich?
According to Liz Lemon, one of the greatest TV characters created in the history of television, space and time: “All anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich.”
While Liz favors ginormous Italian style subs bought from secret Teamster-endorsed locations, I am all about this sandwich. May I introduce you to Brighter Day’s baked cheese and avocado...
Korean BBQ (This doesn't have much to do with...
Hello fair readers,
I hope you are having a spectacular Easter by hard boiling eggs, snarfing two pounds of honey-cured ham, eating a Godiva chocolate bunny in your bathtub with the door locked, shoving your toddler into a powder blue sailor suit or whatever your family does for this holiday.
Since I am spending this Easter prostrated in front of my air conditioner and several InDesign...
An attempt at healthy baking
My love for cream cheese frosting is patient; it is kind. It does not boast; it is not proud. It does not dishonor others… it keeps no record of wrongs.
But I knew last week that if I made yet another batch of baked goods with this frosting, my body would probably start to keep a record of it on my hips.
So I reached out to my Barack Obama bobblehead for strength and summoned a...
Oh god, did I just have a semi-homemade moment?
Before you go wondering how I made such a perfectly even graham cracker crust, you should know that this is all Kenny’s doing… well mostly.
Kenny’s mini key lime pies are definitely in my top 10 Kroger finds that make my life easier when it needs to be. I mean, we’re talking right up there with Annie Chun’s Gochujang sauce, Batter Blaster and Luna Bars.
Since...
The Day of the Mushroom
Fair readers, April 16th is the Day of the Mushroom. Why it isn’t called Mushroom Day, I’m not quite sure; it sounds like the day of fungal reckoning. Nonetheless, I celebrated said day by making linguini with wild lobster mushrooms, pesto, ricotta, toasted pine nuts and tomatoes.
I bought Melissa’s dried lobster mushrooms for this experiment, which...
Changing the world, one fruit kabob at a time
While I’m not inventing new taco combinations, working on my signature cornbread recipe or sustaining can opener injuries, I’ve been developing a family cooking class with my friend Molly Lieberman at the West Broad Street YMCA in Savannah.
Here is the logo I created for our program with help from our fourth graders who drew the fruits and vegetables.
The Beautiful Food Project...
19 teeth, a gift card and a deep frying tool: my...
Yesterday was my 23rd birthday, and of course some of my presents were food-themed.
The first is a net tool to retrieve deep-fried items, which I bought for myself out of some of the money my uncle gave me (the rest went towards Tina Fey’s new book, Bossypants). I plan to use this judiciously so it will not become my walking stick on the path to rapid weight gain.
The next is a present...
Tea worth partying for
My mother is a self-proclaimed iced tea junkie. So during our trip to South Carolina, we had to visit Amurrica’s ONLY tea plantation, the Charleston Tea Plantation.
Photo by Rhonda Hayes
Photo by Rhonda Hayes
The Charleston Tea Plantation is truly a Southern dream. Rocking chairs, complimentary sweet tea, scenic views, a beautiful main house with even prettier horses, a clean...
Tomato Pie straight from the cookin' book
Around five seconds after our waitress handed us our menus at the Tomato Shed Cafe outside of Charleston, South Carolina in the Stono Market, I knew I was going to order a slice of tomato pie with my lunch special.
In the realm of vegetable pies, there ain’t nothin’ finer.
Everything we had at the Tomato Shed, a red building out in the middle of the piney forest, saw palmettos and...
Who knew she was so wise?
“You’re a human being and life is wonderful so eat the damn red velvet cake.”
- Emma Stone
The photoshop farmers market
I just finally caught up with one of my favorite magazines GOOD, and this article was particularly fascinating. New York-artist Tattfoo Tan used photoshop’s eyedropper tool to extract the colors of his Staten Island farmers market purchases, and the result was 88 colors that best represent naturally occurring phytochemicals and beneficial nutrients in fruits and vegetables. The...
Tacos of many colors
Making tacos while listening to Dolly Parton may be one of the more underrated hobbies out there. Park benches and iced tea, Golden Girls reruns and Talenti Gelato, Mexican Food and questionable Country music — these are just a few of my favorite life combinations.
The other day “Coat of Many Colors” came on while I was making myself a taco-licious dinner, and, as I often end...
Happy Sunday... literally.
