every bite tells a story, every dish is delish
Posted in Let's Cook, My So-Called Life, recipes on Sep 27th, 2008
I found myself on a local cooking show, wearing white and standing over a bowl, demonstrating how to make ganache.
“Ganache is really the mother chocolate,” I was saying to the host, “just this simple mixture, but you can use it hot or cold, as a glaze, a frosting, a filling. In France it’s everything [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, My So-Called Life on Sep 11th, 2008
I’ll be traveling through airports in the morning, sucking down Starbucks and looking for a decent snack - so the Scrambled Egg winner must wait, and will be announced Friday night. Just think - that adorable little whisk, the perfect kitchen bling, could be yours! But first, since I’ll be on the move tomorrow, [...]
Posted in My So-Called Life, New Old House on Sep 7th, 2008
One whole year? As in photos and recipes and 260 posts about nothing, fluffy as frosting?
Impossible.
Posted in Chicagoland, My So-Called Life on Sep 4th, 2008
So, while I was fixing the kerflooey blog-bugs, I put together a little chat - maybe not so little - on why I didn’t stick with fine dining. It’s a magical high-end world and everyone wants in, right? Well, the five-star kitchen is tempting, to be sure - but you can make that almost [...]
Posted in My So-Called Life on Sep 3rd, 2008
…not a piece of cake.
Technical difficulties! I don’t remember dropping the Mac in chocolate frosting or broiling my hard drive, but the simmer gods sure are mad and behind the scenes, Wordpress looks kerflooey. We’ll be back up soon with something good - and don’t eat all that cake while I’m gone, young lady.
Ah, [...]
