A Patriotic Strawberry Cream Pie
What is it about the Fourth of July that makes everybody want to get together at the last minute? Maybe because it's not really a plan-a-party holiday as much as it is a lets-hang-out-and-eat holiday. Which is fine by me.
Spaghetti Nests Fancy Up Dinner
The hardest part about being the family chef is trying to get excited about dinner. Because really, after you've made spaghetti every Monday night for as long as you can remember, it's impossible to get hyped up for a boiling
Cadbury Cream Eggs, Homemade!
Cadbury Cream Eggs were always the highlight of my Easter basket growing up. They still are, really. Even now that I'm grown up and don't need an Easter basket, I still make an excuse to pick a few Cadbury eggs
Creating the Perfect Cheese Plate From Grocery Store Stock
Anybody else have hostess "go-to"s?
Like, if I had come to your house for your last three get-togethers you hosted, I would have eaten the exact same something more than once?
At my house, the party staples are a veggie tray (with a bevy of dipping sauces) and a fully-stocked cheese board.
I usually find that if people stuff their faces with cheesey & bready carbs as soon as they walk in the door, they're less likely to hound me about why dinner is taking so long ("I'm uh... preparing a reduction sauce. Yeah. Totally not trying to scratch the little burnt bits from your toast, if that's what you're asking.")
So yeah. Back to cheese plates.
The Really Good Stuff
Joanna Goddard from A Cup of Jo recently got in cohoots with the cheesemonger (the cheese expert, for those not in the cheesey know) from her local shop. That local shop just happens to be Murray's Cheese Shop, the oldest cheese shop in New York City.
So here's what's on Joanna's expertly curated plate:
Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes
These didn't start out as St. Patrick's Day cupcakes. They started out as "make these for a friend who is freakishly obsessed with car bombs"-cupcakes. But since her visit in town coincided with the week before St. Patrick's Day, I
The “Snack Morris” Cupcake
You ever notice how sometimes thoughts and conversations can go on tangents? How you can start talking about the semi truck you just passed on the highway, and then without missing a beat end the same conversation talking about manicures
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Red velvet cupcakes are a Southern classic. So is Paula Deen. So it goes without saying that I have absolutely nothing to add to improve the taste of a Paula Deen red velvet cupcake recipe. But what I can improve on