Food Writer My first letter home from summer camp in 1970 wherein I started my career as a food writer. The meals were “horrible” so I felt compelled to write about it. Some things never change — like my spelling. I have to run now. My Food Writer Destiny
Whole Roasted Curried Cauliflower
If it weren’t for the fact that I detest food blog posts that kick off with an apology for a lack of recent posting I would be apologizing right now as, well, I haven’t written for awhile. So, I’m sorry for not apologizing because, you know, I detest that sort of thing. Its not […]
April 13, 2012 by 20 Comments
Big Apple Manhattan, do you crave it?
Are you flexible enough to embrace a Big Apple Manhattan? It seems correct somehow that rye whiskey serves as the traditional foundation for a classic “Manhattan”. A good rye whiskey is solid yet brash, fortifying yet with the complexity of a good wine. The loud intensity of a good rye whiskey screams to be noticed. […]
March 26, 2012 by 17 Comments
Cocoa Sablés
French Fridays with Dorie – Haiku Pretty much the same… World Peace, Korova, Sable Dorie must love ’em Three cookbooks! Chocolate short breads in each. Redundant cookie! Eh, what can you do? You cannot stop with just one So grab some cold milk Shout from the rooftop! Evangelical cookies Dorie preaches them. Cocoa Sablés And […]
March 23, 2012 by 51 Comments
Cheese Soufflé
French Fridays with Dorie I owe a lot to the Cheese Soufflé. I’m pretty sure it was the dramatic allure of a Cheese Soufflé that coaxed my mother from the relative comfort of her mother’s recipe box towards a more exciting world full of culinary challenges and French flavors. These were the days before All Clad. […]
March 16, 2012 by 31 Comments
Thin Mint Cookie Scones
Happy 100th Birthday Girl Scouts!
So how did I end up with 50 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies this year? Well, I’ll tell you but before I do, did you know that the Girl Scouts recently had to face down a boycott of their beloved annual cookie drive? Seriously, they did. I ask you , is that any way to treat this […]
March 14, 2012 by 14 Comments
Impressive Herby Cheese Straw Thingies
I think your dinner or cocktail guests will be mighty impressed with these super Impressive Herby Cheese Straw thingies. They’ll try to stop at one but they won’t be able to. So easy to make too! No big deal. But, yeah, they ARE a big deal. ‘Cause everyone loves cheesy herby baked […]
March 12, 2012 by 14 Comments
Onion-Thyme Biscuit BLT’s
via Saint-German-des-Prés
French Fridays with Dorie – Haiku So, biscuits are French? They are if you rename them: “Saint-German-des-Prés”! What I learned from this week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe is that if you add a little something to the ingredient list of an otherwise well established staple you can then give it an extraordinary sounding name […]
March 9, 2012 by 35 Comments
Roasted Banana Bourbon Ice Cream
Surprisingly, this blog’s inbox will sometime get an email that isn’t trying to sell me Viagra: “Dear Sis Boom blog, I think you “get me”. I am addicted to banana. Unfortunately, when I go shopping my eyes are bigger than my mouth. I tend to over-buy and so by the end of the week I […]
March 5, 2012 by 10 Comments
