So tonight Frankenstorm hits. Nothing yet, save some unruly gusts of wind and the odd spray of rain. We’re prepared though, for the worst. We have all the boring stuff (milk, eggs, water, cans blah, blah, blah). Then we have the really important essentials; a full and complete baking pantry ( if I can’t leave [Read more]
Category: Nadia
The Perennially In-Season Dessert: Chocolate Cake!
It’s a rare occasion on which I’m allowed to bake. I don’t mean the odd tray of brownies, or a Pyrex dish of pie or fruit crisp. I mean really bake, as in 6 sticks of butter, 2 boxes of Confectioners’ sugar, an entire drum of cocoa and THREE cake pans. As you can see, [Read more]
Tomatillos, Not just for Salsas: Chile Verde
I’m very excited to have finally found some end of season tomatillos. I’ve never cooked with them before, but have spent many a moment entranced by these exotic creatures with their wispy, paper-like husks. In the past when I’ve been lucky enough to spot them, I just stare and stare at the farmers’ market then, [Read more]
Crunchy Green Bean and Vegetable Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing
I was inspired by Charity’s gorgeous homegrown bean harvest to make something scrumptious from these delightful runners. Beans are utterly ruined, in my book at least, by overcooking. If you don’t pay attention, they go from crisp, verdant and bright tasting to mushy, muddy and a dreadful khaki-green in a matter of minutes. Needless to [Read more]