Full Gastronomic Tilt

This adventure in baking began with an innocent idea. Two friends wanting to send some homemade deliciousness to those they love scattered far and wide. Two decent bakers + everybody loves cookies = failproof. I mean, it’s just a few batches of cookies, right?
Ha! Little did we know…
One weekend, we gathered our baking arsenal [...]

I stumbled on this recipe while flipping though a friend’s copy of Bon Appetit. It caught my eye because of the ras-el-hanout, which I am still trying to use. This dish has a…simple elegance to it. The sauce is a little sweet, a little tangy, a little rich, a little ‘what’s that?’ - not too [...]

First, I blackened a pan of sweet potato fries last night, causing a detour to Rosetta’s for their awesome tempeh reuben. Rye foccacia is amazing.
Then, this morning, I strained some homemade chicken stock into a glass jar and some into an ice cube tray. I had just enough left over that I thought I’d heat [...]