September 2011
4 posts
You're gnocchi gonna believe it
I’ve never made my own pasta. It’s intimidating and maybe someday I’ll get one of those past roller attachments for the Kitchen Aid and make my dream homemade ravioli. But that ain’t today.
What I do have is the Cook’s Illustrated recipe for gnocchi. I know, I’m constantly gushing over CI and all things America’s Test Kitchen, but their recipes work and...
A very verde Verde
I’m fascinated by canning and stretching out summer’s bounty as far into the winter as possible. So when my husband brought in a boatload of tomatillos from the garden I thought, “I can totally do this.” I bought some jars, washed and boiled them and busted out my canning kit with the funnel, jar tongs, lid magnet, the whole deal. And I set about making some salsa verde...
No, seriously, BACON JAM
America’s Test Kitchen launched new websites this summer, including The Feed. The first installment included a recipe for Bacon Jam. Bacon jam, people! I was enthralled, but what could you do with it? Better yet, after thinking about two minutes, what couldn’t you do with it?!
I used our Labor Day cookout as an excuse to make the bacon jam and simply put it out as a burger topping....
A peach of a cupcake
I love peaches and any application thereof. When I was a teenager, there was a peach tree in my backyard. I made peach cobbler weekly.
I still make peach cobbler every summer, but with my birthday and a cookout coming up, I wanted something lighter. I wanted to find a proper cake that wouldn’t be as dry as my heavier cobbler.
So I took a page out of the old school playbook. Remember the...
