Onion soup is one of the supposed betes noires of vegetarianism. They will tell you that it can’t be done without meat stock, and more specifically without beef stock — homemade from roasted beef bones, of course. They will tell you to give it up, because a vegetarian-friendly onion soup by definition [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Defying the Conventional Wisdom
Posted in Main Courses, Signature Dishes, tagged "onion soup", onions, soup on October 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Yes. Yes She Did.
Posted in Breakfast, Desserts, Snacks, Uncategorized, tagged buttermilk, cake, citrus, cupcakes, lemon, orange, poppy seed, spice on October 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
She most certainly did make the trek on a wretchedly rainy Saturday to the dangerously-nearer-than-before Penzey’s boutique, wherein she proceeded to plunk down more than $80 on spices.
What? I just moved! I needed to restock! Not to mention, the holiday season is coming up! Don’t judge.
By the way, was I exaggerating [...]
Two for the Price of One
Posted in Beverages, Desserts, tagged ginger, pear, pepper on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Speaking of ginger — and with me, you pretty much always are — I’d like to share one of my favorite fall desserts and/or breakfasts: poached pears.
A perfectly ripe pear is an autumnal joy all by itself, but when the pears are not quite ripe or are a little on the grainy side, poaching them [...]
What Have We Here?
Posted in Beverages, Snacks, tagged ale, ginger on October 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Swamp water? Toxic waste?
Whatever it is, it doesn’t look very appetizing, doesn’t it?
Well, this is another of those cases where looks are inversely proportional to yumminess. It’s an infused syrup for homemade ginger ale, and if you’re as ginger-obsessed as I am, it’s beauty incarnate. This syrup makes a turbo-charged version [...]
We Now Return You to Your Regularly-Scheduled Programming
Posted in Celebrations, Desserts, Sunday Night Baking, tagged apricot, cake, figs, honey, olive oil, yogurt on October 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
It’s that time of the year again, in more ways than one. Early fall seems to be my usual time for disappearing and/or reappearing here, since it’s my usual time for starting new things, like degree programs, jobs, household projects, not to mention finally making an honest man out of His Lordship. It’s also [...]
