time again for sugar high friday - with puff pastry this time!

i was pretty excited about this one, i rarely have occasion to use puff pastry, though i love sweets made with it. and i was excited to have an excuse to actually make the pastry! i've never been able to justify that before! but my calendar got in the way.


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now before anyone starts in on me about it, yes, i have already heard plenty of stories about ladies from india laughing at non-indian people cooking indian food who make paneer from scratch. it hasn't happened to me, maybe i know nicer ladies, who knows ( Read more... )

i just made matt celebrate setsubun with me, despite the fact that ( Read more... )

for christmas i got a box of pears from a company i deal with. last year they sent a tin of candied pecans. that's my total history of corporate swag, right there. i suspect that the pears mean i've been upgraded in some database somewhere.


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right off, i have to say that i have a particular love for food that requires assembly and interaction. particularly things that can't really be put together too far in advance, like burritos (well, the way i make them) or moo-shi or things that require dipping. you get the gist. sandwiches aren't entirely in that family, but they are better that ( Read more... )

i kept forgetting to post about it, until now when it has disappeared once more from the stores, but has silk nog been available in half gallons before? i don't think i drank any more this year than i have in years past (about a gallon all told, spread over the holiday season), but seeing it in big cartons made me feel like i should buy it all up ( Read more... )

nuts.

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we've just finished our nye dinner, which was mostly produced by matt. but i sort of contributed! and one of my resolutions for the new year is to make time to cook a bit more often, despite my ever-shrinking free time. because it makes me happy and less tense and gives me nice things to think about ( Read more... )