By Jo | Published:
August 18, 2009
I’m happy tonight, and I’m going to celebrate by giving you caramelized peaches.
Not really. You can’t eat the picture, and I didn’t even eat these tonight, though I’m now feeling the urge to go make more.
But, I am in a good mood, because I did a little redesign. Er… more like a facelift? The changes [...]
By Jo | Published:
July 20, 2009
I remember when my mom used to make popsicles when I was a kid. She had a set of plastic molds, and for at least a few years there were always popsicles in the freezer for summer snacks, and they were so good. We used all kinds of juices, and they were the perfect way [...]
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June 16, 2009
Last year, I saw the movie Waitress twice, and was utterly inspired to make pie. To become an expert at pie, like the main character – a pie master. Until now, I never really tried, for perfectly valid reasons:
Pie is intimidating.
It’s very intimidating to me, and I’m pretty bold about trying things I might ruin, [...]
By Jo | Published:
January 1, 2009
If I were a good little blogger, I’d have posted about food gift ideas before Christmas, but instead I kept my silence so as to surprise my gift recipients, some of whom read this blog. But the results have been a big hit, so keep these in mind for your future gift-giving needs!
Since the economy’s [...]
By Jo | Published:
July 21, 2008
This weekend featured a surprising number of experiments in my kitchen.
Blueberry soup
I’d seen a few recipes for blueberry soups over the past week, and it seemed like too much of a coincidence not to try it. It’s incredibly easy: simmer and blend the berries, chill, stir in yogurt. It made a nice and refreshing dessert, [...]
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By Jo | Published:
June 5, 2008
This post is overdue, but late nights and thunderstorms have made it hard to blog this week. But, while my actualy cooking last weekend was lackluster, I had two little projects that I’m especially proud of.
Exhibit 1: Ice cream sandwich with fresh, homemade chocolate chip cookies (from the classic Toll House recipe) and organic vanilla [...]