It was the peak of citrus season in Southern California I wasn’t getting any! Since I didn’t get any last year I was having quite a dry spell. There is nobody is more appreciative of my fruit tree growing friends’ largesse than I am but it was once again looking as if another season was […]
Salted Butter Breakups
French Fridays with Dorie Salted butter breakups to the rescue! If reinvention causes me to work up a thirst, natural disaster, environmental destruction and human tragedy of epic proportions will likely kill my desire for cooking up much of anything. This week’s sorrowful events in Japan have left me with zero drive for ‘chefing it […]
March 18, 2011 by 34 Comments
The French 75 Cocktail – The Cognac Version Please!
Website renovation and reinvention really worked up quite a thirst for the French 75. Since we are nearly finished with our new Sis Boom “look and feel” I thought it was time to celebrate with a bit of champagne. If you know me you know that I rarely require arm twisting to open a bottle. […]
March 12, 2011 by 13 Comments
Baked Apples “Mendiant” with Caramel Sauce (aka Beggar’s Baked Apples)
French Fridays with Dorie Dear Dorie, Please forgive me for I have sinned. Well, perhaps ‘sinned’ is too strong a word but I had to make some substitutions for this week’s French Friday’s with Dorie assignment. [Gasp!] I know what you are probably saying, “Silly Sis Boom, people make substitutions all the time with recipes. […]
March 11, 2011 by 46 Comments
Savory Quick Breads as Appetizers
French Fridays with Dorie Parisians must do a lot of sitting around drinking wine and nibbling on savory cheese breads as I’ve been crossing paths with several recipes lately and all them talk about sipping wine with them. Back in December while sifting through my my new amour’s things when he wasn’t paying attention, I […]
March 4, 2011 by 24 Comments
A Real Man’s Lemon Bar
These are not your grandmother’s lemon bars… I sometimes get that certain itch that needs scratching. A persistent yet familiar urge. I know when I get it that a lady will not be able to help me out with it. What about Martha you say? Surely she has what it takes? Nope. Martha is too traditional […]
March 2, 2011 by 16 Comments
Salted “Mayan” Almond Brownies
Sure I love the classics. I gather a lot of people must like the classics too — that is why they become… well… “the classics”, right? Films, books, plays….recipes. Each have their own set of examples referred to as classics. Each year during the Academy Awards run up I rent a classic film or three […]
February 27, 2011 by 10 Comments
Short Ribs in Red Wine and Port
French Fridays with Dorie There exists a tension in any food blogging household. (Mine can’t be all that unique.) First there is the chef’s earnest and primary desire to put out a great meal for friends and family. Then there is the secondary and often competing force associated with the blogger’s goal: getting a great […]
February 25, 2011 by 31 Comments
Toasted Almond Scones
French Fridays with Dorie I bristle whenever anyone trots out that worn-out chestnut “cooking is an art but baking is a science”. Yeah, so you have to measure stuff and you have to know the difference between baking soda and baking powder (or at least know that there is a difference) . Would someone tell […]
February 22, 2011 by 13 Comments
Deviled Caesared Eggs
Valentine’s Day is a day filled with cards, flowers, romantic dinners, chocolate desserts, and champagne. Oh, not for me. For other people. Some people get lots of candy and pastries cut into fancy heart shapes. Not me. Not anymore. All past attempts to get in the holiday spirit fall flat so trust me when I […]
February 15, 2011 by 15 Comments
