I’m not one for mottos, but if I had to pick just one it might be, “The only thing better than cheese, is hot cheese.” And by hot cheese I mean fondue – which is probably hot cheese at its best. Fondue has been haunting my dreams. It started with Food & Wine magazine’s January [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Doing the ‘due
Posted in Cheese, Dining In on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Olive Poppers
Posted in Appetizers, Confession, Potlucks on January 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I don’t get invited to many potlucks. This is probably because I tend to take charge of the kitchen and want my food to be the star. I know this about myself and sincerely do want to be better…someday. Last Friday, my friend Meris invited a number of us over to her penthouse pad (OK, [...]
Poundcake
Posted in Baking, Dessert on January 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Just when you think you know someone – they tell you their favorite dessert is something entirely different than you thought it was. Gavin and I started dating 14 years ago this month. All this time, I thought pie was his favorite dessert. I should have suspected something was afoot though. First, his favorite was [...]
Soufflé – demystified
Posted in Baking, Cheese, The Splendid Table on January 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last week’s episode of The Splendid Table had a segment about souffles – specifically, how simple they are to make. I’ve always wanted to make a souffle, but have to admit that I also thought they must be really complicated. The segment was great and they talked about the common myths surrounding souffle: you can’t [...]
