From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Revisiting Old Favorite Dishes

July 13, 2009

While I’ve always enjoyed baking and cooking I started really cooking my senior year in college when I lived in an on-campus apartment with three girlfriends.  Previously I’d relied on my college meal plan for my daily sustenance but now it was up to me to cook for myself.  I’m not sure if this is [...]

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New Feature: Fromage Friday

July 10, 2009

One of the things I’ve been hoping to do more with this new site is to highlight one of my biggest passions in the realm of eats and drinks: cheese.  I’ve enjoyed cheese my entire life but lately I feel like I’m starting to act on my passion more.  Between finishing my cheese certificate course [...]

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Farmer’s Market Strudel

July 9, 2009

I had two rules in mind when conceiving last night’s recipe:  First, I was not going to the store for more ingredients.  I had to use up what was already on hand.  Period.  Second, I really wanted to use up some of my fresh produce and my recently made Fromage Blanc.  Since I had read [...]

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Local Strawberries and Roasted Bananas Topped with Sweetened Fromage Blanc

July 7, 2009

Long title for such a simple dish.  After successfully making a batch of fromage blanc I wanted to test it out in a relatively unadulterated way.  Sweetening it lightly with honey and serving it atop fruit seemed like a logical choice, especially after reading many blog posts (like this one) that used fromage blanc in [...]

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Fromage Blanc & Farmers’ Market Finds

July 7, 2009

Encouraged by my recent success with yogurt making despite my rather silly methodology I decided I wanted to try my hand at more homemade cheese.  This time I decided to try Fromage Blanc, which I have decided has become my new favorite homemade cheese.  Fromage Blanc is a fresh cheese that reminds me of a [...]

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Summer Reading for Foodies

July 6, 2009

If there is anything I love almost as much as food it is reading. Geeky as it sounds an ideal weekend afternoon for me is perched with a pile of books in the reading room in the Boston Public Library.  It doesn’t matter that the chairs are noticably uncomfortable (I’ve considered bringing my own cushions) or [...]

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Homemade yogurt without a yogurt maker

July 2, 2009

Maybe you really want to make your own yogurt, but don’t want to splurge on a yogurt maker.  Or maybe you do want to buy a yogurt maker but despite checking out a lot of stores in your area you just can’t find one or don’t have the patience to order one online.  If you [...]

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A happy birthday dinner for the boyfriend

July 1, 2009

My boyfriend is not keen on having his photos up on the blog.  If he was, I would do a photo montage of him enjoying all the great eats and drinks we’ve had together.  So there would be pictures of him drinking wine in the hills of the Russian River Valley, eating clams at a [...]

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