Cookbook Club – Thug Kitchen The cookbook for April’s Cookbook Club was Thug Kitchen by Michelle Davis and Matt Holloway. I chose the Chocolate-Dipped Tangerines. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see what all the other thugs made. For now – my dish! You can pretty much count on the fact that if you…
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Pizza Party
What’s a great way to close out the week? With an impromptu pizza party! And I’m not talking about greasy cardboard boxes delivered to the door. When Colin texted to say he and Anthony had each prepared homemade dough and homemade sauces, of course I was in. The rest of us brought abundant toppings, which…
Shabu Shabu
What do a bunch of foodie friends do on a random Monday night? Shabu Shabu! It falls into the category I like to think of as interactive eating – French fondue, Korean BBQ, Chinese hot pot, Japanese Shabu Shabu – I love them all. You cook thinly sliced meats and veggies in pots of broth…
Roasted Garlic Soup
Cookbook Club – Joy of Cooking This month was the one-year anniversary of our Cookbook Club! We used Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer. I chose the Roasted Garlic Soup. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see all the good eats we had at our birthday celebration. For now – my dish! I once had a…
Gone Fishin’
A friend invited a bunch of us to go fishing and then head to his place to fry up a feast from whatever we caught. Since eating is one of my favorite things, I loved the idea of participating in the full journey of my fish – from catching, to cleaning, to cooking, and to…
3.14 Pi(e) Day
March 14 is Pi Day (3.14 get it?), or as I like to think of it – Pie Day! If you’ve been following along at all, you know that pie is one of my favorite things. So a day dedicated to getting as much of it as possible into my pie hole has some pretty…
Get Your Grill On
When Nelson said he had a brisket that he’d been smoking for 12 hours and would anyone like to come over for a BBQ, we all agreed this seemed like a fine idea. For dinner on a random Wednesday night, I’d say we represented pretty well. Dinner Tim made this stunning fruit platter. I challenge…
Tea Time
Coincidentally, a week after we did our Alice’s Tea Cup Cookbook Club (check it out here), I was invited to another tea party. One can never have too many tea parties in my opinion. We had an adorable tea table filled with snacks – kale and peach salad, crudités and hummus, cumin carrot tea sandwiches,…
Lemon Poppy Seed Scones
Cookbook Club – Alice’s Tea Cup February’s Cookbook Club was an afternoon tea party! We used Alice’s Tea Cup by Haley and Lauren Fox. I chose the Lemon Poppy Seed Scones. Go to my Cookbook Club site to see the snackable spread of scones, sandwiches and more at our adorable afternoon tea. For now –…
Cutting Corners with Lasagna
Sometimes an impromptu night of home-making lasagna is exactly what you need. The Lasagna The star of the show, naturally, was the lasagna. We started with homemade pasta sheets. Anthony made his secret tomato sauce recipe, which included ground beef, Italian sausage, tomatoes, wine, and a set of spices that shall never be revealed. It…
Bringing In the Year of the Rooster
A couple weeks ago, we celebrated Chinese New Year by closing out the Year of the Monkey. Now we get to celebrate by bringing in the Year of the Rooster! Many of the dishes are family traditions which will look familiar from the last feast, but I love to eat these foods so I don’t…
Coffee Cocoa Magic Cake
Magic Cake seems to be the internet food trend of the moment. If you follow food blogs, you’ve heard of it. Even my brother knows what it is. He told my mom about it, and she has been dying to try it. And who am I to deny my mother, who has so patiently put…