The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
fish tacos
For a while there, I made fish tacos more than any other meal. That might only be once a month or so, but for this household, once a month is considered heavy rotation. Unsurprisingly, with that much... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
meyer lemon semifreddo
I traveled to Santa Fe last month for work, and while I didn’t love the day-long meetings all week, it was worth it to eat at Santa Fe restaurants and shop at Santa Fe grocery stores. I stopped at... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
california roll burgers
I am not the most effusive of food bloggers. I’m not much for “OMG OMG make this ASAP” types of statements. I understand that we all have different tastes, different health requirements,... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
shrimp ricotta ravioli
The day I made these was a Saturday with weather too unpleasant to spend time outside, so it was the perfect time to blast chick music and hang out in the kitchen. My dinner plans were fairly... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
goat cheese scallion muffins
Goat cheese scallion muffins don’t sound very similar to garlic cheddar biscuits, and yet when Dave said these reminded him of Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay biscuits, I agreed. They have some... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
pizza with lamb meatballs, caramelized onions, and parsley
The disadvantage of only working every other Friday is that the longer 5-day weeks seem like an eternity. When will it end? How can it be only Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday? I have to wake up to an... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
gougeres
My list of 2012 goals isn’t going too well. I’m keeping up, for the most part (although it has not escaped my attention that the date on this April entry is May 1st), but I haven’t had great... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
dolmades
Someone please tell me to stop making recipes that involve individually filling and shaping portions after a full workday! Last week it was these dolmades, this week it was tortellini. (Tortellini,... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
wedding cake sugar cookies
It’s possible that cookies soaked in espresso and rum might not be the best idea for children, so I planned to make something in addition to tiramisu for my coworker’s rehearsal dinner. When I... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
tiramisu
I got confused when my coworker told me, while studiously avoiding eye contact, that the only thing they needed to figure out for another coworker’s rehearsal dinner was the dessert. I started... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
lentil tacos
While I loved these tacos, the real news here is that I’ve figured out how to soften corn tortillas without requiring a lot of fat or a lot of effort. I’m not saying they’re as good as fried... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
ginger fried rice
Telling someone you’re having fried rice for dinner – not with dinner, but for dinner – doesn’t sound very impressive. Someone asked me if I was adding a bunch of stuff to it, and I had to... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
ultimate seven-layer dip
Seven layer dip has become a holiday tradition in my family, and most of the work is usually assigned to a son-in-law. The rest of us have long-since fallen into a routine; my mom makes the turkey,... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
lemon pound cake
Lemons have been added to the list of ingredients I like to buy in the Big City (which isn’t that big compared to a lot of other cities but is definitely big compared to the town I live in), along... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
pizza with prosciutto, goat cheese, and roasted tomatoes
I wrote out a formula for pizza. And I realize that for some people, that takes the fun out of developing recipes, but I’m a scientist, so what do you expect from me? And here’s what I... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
strawberry lemonade bars
I’m always trying to find desserts that Dave will eat because they’re so good he can’t resist, and not just to be polite. It isn’t that those desserts don’t exist – crème brulee,... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
homemade mustard
My sister got me hooked on fancy mustard by buying me a jar of champagne mustard for Christmas a couple years ago. I had had no idea that mustard could taste so good. It was tangy, a little spicy,... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
whole wheat chocolate chip cookies
I was never a big fan of roast turkey, so when I was a kid, my favorite part of Thanksgiving was that it was the only time of year my mom bought white sandwich bread, because she liked it better for... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
double coconut muffins
A friend of mine recently became, as she calls it, a “part-time vegan”, which I take to mean that she avoids eggs and dairy when she’s in charge of what she eats but will eat them... Continue reading »
The Way the Cookie Crumbles in food
poached salmon pasta salad
It’s a recipe that doesn’t require butter and flour! These have been few and far between around this joint lately (and an unscheduled break didn’t help matters), or at least it would seem that... Continue reading »
