Sips & Noms

S’mores Ice Cream

Posted on July 24, 2014 | Leave a comment

There are a ton of great ways to make a s’mores version of ice cream: vanilla ice cream squished between two graham crackers, dipped in chocolate; vanilla ice cream with swirls of chocolate, graham cracker, and mini marshmallows; the list goes on. You really can’t go wrong with any combination of chocolate, graham cracker, and marshmallow. Continue reading →

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Tagged chocolate ice cream, dessert, ice cream mix-ins, mix-ins, s'mores, s'mores ice cream

French Toast (is Easy)

Posted on July 8, 2014 | Leave a comment

French toast is ridiculously easy to make. And I would like to state for the record here that no one bothered to tell me this. To be fair, though, I’ve never been a huge French toast fan — I seem to be one of the only humans who isn’t in love with maple syrup, so that ingredient had sort of kept me away from the toast for a while. But I do like maple syrup in small doses, and I’m sure I will be using the stuff more now that I know how quickly I can whip up some French toast. Continue reading →

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Tagged breakfast, easy recipe, french toast

Unglamorous Meals

Posted on July 2, 2014 | 3 comments

I wish I could say that all of my meals look like the ones you see on this blog — all smoky mac and cheese and pretty Pop-tarts –but that would be a lie. Though I do pride myself on being a decent and somewhat adventurous cook, sometimes I either don’t have the money for lots of particular ingredients or the time/willingness to go to the grocery store. And it’s the meals that I make in these moments that I want to discuss in this post. Continue reading →

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Tagged chickpeas, easy dinner, go-to meals, tortillas, unglamorous meals, weeknight dinner

Blackberry Ice Cream

Posted on June 18, 2014 | 2 comments

I’ll never understand the weather anymore. While winter took its time hanging around, summer cut spring short and brought on the heat and humidity pretty quickly. The upside to the temperature rise was that it offered a great excuse to make some ice cream (not that I ever need a reason or an excuse). I went with a blackberry ice cream, even though blackberries aren’t in season — they should be ready next month or so. I’ll definitely be making some more of this with fresh blackberries then, because this recipe was really rich and creamy. Continue reading →

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Tagged blackberry, blackberry ice cream, dessert, Ice cream

Summer Drink: Mint Juleps

Posted on June 10, 2014 | Leave a comment

Mint juleps remind me not of the Kentucky Derby, but of croquet and drunk adults. Because for about the first 10 years of my life, my parents hosted a croquet party the first Saturday in June. Couples would be invited to attend and asked to wear all white, and they would start showing up at around 10:30am to sip mint juleps out of frosted silver cups, nibble on shrimp salad and macaroons, and play some unusually competitive croquet. And get pretty tipsy, of course. Continue reading →

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Tagged cocktails, drink, mint, mint julep, summer drink

Red Velvet Cake and Apologies

Posted on May 21, 2014 | Leave a comment

To my few but loyal readers — I’m so sorry that I haven’t posted in forever! I recently moved up to Brooklyn, and the process of becoming a hipster has kept me busy these past few weeks. I also just started an internship with Food52 this week, which I’m so excited about! I hope to learn lots there and step up my cooking game. Continue reading →

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Tagged cake, dessert, red velvet cake, spring dessert

Irish Soda Bread & A Raisin Theory

Posted on April 15, 2014 | Leave a comment

To be honest, before I tried Irish soda bread I was of the mind that raisins don’t belong in any baked goods. I’m fine with raisins in my cereal or granola, but it is so upsetting to bite into what you think is a chocolate chip cookie, only to discover it’s an oatmeal raisin one. Tough life, I know. Continue reading →

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Tagged Bread, Food52, Irish soda bread

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cups: Breakfast or Dessert?

Posted on April 1, 2014 | 1 comment

Chocolate chips, peanut butter, and banana: The combination of the three is both amazingly delicious and easy on the taste buds — the stuff of children’s food. These oatmeal peanut butter cups from the blog Eat Real Healthy Food are easy to pull together and hearty. Part peanut butter cup, part oatmeal banana muffin, these oatmeal peanut butter cups are muffin-sized and taste amazing. They can be a slightly healthier dessert or an indulgent breakfast, depending on your mood. And you probably have all of the ingredients right now, if you’re doing things right. Continue reading →

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Tagged Banana, banana chocolate chip, breakfast, healthy dessert, oatmeal, oatmeal peanut butter cups, peanut butter cup

Smoky Mac & Cheese

Posted on March 11, 2014 | 1 comment

I always hesitate before using the term “mac and cheese,” since technically “mac” stands for “macaroni and cheese,” so the “and cheese” addition makes the phrase redundant. But in the end, who really cares — and anyway, calling the dish just “mac” seems weird. Continue reading →

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Tagged dinner, mac and cheese, smoked gouda, smoky mac and cheese, vegetarian