Just Putzing Around the Kitchen

I was going to make pate a choux last night, but on my way to the pantry to grab flour, I was stopped in my tracks by the scent of fermente...

It's the weekend, the weather is 82 degrees and sunny, and I've just been treated to a delicious sushi buffet for lunch. Could my b...

Remember when you were a kid and after you got a shot the doctor would give you a lollipop for being brave? The lollipops were always red, ...

The problem with strawberries is that (1) my grocery store never has the the really fresh-looking ones, and (2) they go bad so quickly. I b...

When I was a kid, my grandmother made me eat a hard boiled egg for breakfast every morning. Every. Single. Morning. She'd get up, boil...

I know April showers bring May flowers, but...it's been raining all freaking day . Yuck. On days like these, the only thing I want to d...

Happy Emancipation Day , everyone! Hope you're all enjoying your day off as much as I'm enjoying mine! Wait...Emancipation Day isn...