Lady (Moi). And the Tramp (The Beast). And also the Chap… were all itching for a carb fix we’d better make some tagliatelle from scratch. So we followed Marc Vetri’s recipe. I found this true gem in the email foodie newsletter, Tasting Table. I highly recommend both the recipe and subscribing to that newsletter if you…
Month: April 2015
Put the Tart Before the Course
Put the tart before the course. I highly recommend it. That way dessert is ready to go even before the dishes are done and not to mention tart components always need time to meld together, flavours serenading each other in the dark mystery that lies behind closed refrigerator doors. Recently I spent a morning of…
A Literal Bun in the Oven
As I lay poolside on my second to last day of laid off life, I wonder where the time went. I didn’t travel or volunteer or finally start writing one of the three books in my head… My time went to cooking…and baking…and dog sitting – a fat free hobby! I whipped up prime rib…
Standing (Ovation) Rib Roast
The chap’s recent dinner party coupled with the insane stretch of time on my hands in between gigs has me inspired to do about not much else other than cook and bake. The original plan was to get super in shape with my three weeks off or convince my friends or chap that taking a…
Dîner en Party
I always wish I lived in a city that hosted a ‘dîner en blanc’. Or really that I was in Paris with a handful of good friends for one of theirs. Actually, maybe I’ll go register for the DC one right this minute… Anywho….last weekend the chap hosted his own dinner party. It was a…
Cake Cake Cake Cake
It’s official. The cake of Rihanna’s classy ass song about baked goods and birthday parties was this one that I recently made for mum’s 59th. Mum loves all things chocolate and coconut, so I thought Mounds Bar cake certainly would be the way to go. I debated adding almond components to upgrade to Almond Joy…
Asheville
A few weeks ago, the Chap began describing to me a cabin he’d found in the mountains near Asheville. I said it sounded cute and he responded he was glad because he’d already booked it. I love surprises so insert shit-eating grin here. We arrived into the little town of Fairview after a four hour…
Day One
I’m so grateful to have had to swap apartments last minute. I love the little balcony that overlooks a quiet courtyard. It reminds me of my nights in Miami, spent sitting outside listening to music, taste testing whatever product work was launching, and tapping away to blogs or friends now long lost. As you were…
What a Week!
What a whirlwind week you guys! I have some serious working backward of story telling, but here’s a preview in one glorious run on sentence: spent a long weekend in Asheville with the chap and his canine companion, interviewed for new jobs, went through my first lay off, enjoyed a job offer from a European…
Macarons and Mayhem 