I love coffee. I love chocolate. I love coffee and chocolate together. I remember the first time I had chocolate covered espresso beans. I bought a big box of them from Trader Joe’s because I thought they’d be a good study snack. I sat down at my desk and tossed a couple into my mouth. …
Month: July 2009
Snackies
Lately, I haven’t been interested in eating “real” meals. I just want to eat snack food. Not necessarily junk food, but snacks . . . Or what they’d serve you in a restaurant and call appetizers. The awesome thing about snack foods is that they are really easy to make. Also, when you make a…
Let’s Talk about Pie
Pie and I have a history. I’m bad at pie. I can bake just about anything on the planet, but for some reason pie gives me trouble. First, it was the crust. No matter what I did my crust would never turn out like the pie crusts I grew up with, flaky yet sturdy enough…
A Pie Teaser
Today, I made pie. It’s chilling in the refrigerator right now. I have not taste tested it, nor have I taken photos of a well-presented slice of this creation. However, I wanted to give you a little taste of what you can expect from me in the next few hours. Now . . . time…
My Favorite Drunk Food
I have seen this dish done many times and in many ways. Over the years, I’ve tried to make many variations of it, trying to perfect my recipe, using everything from a sesame oil based sauce to veggie broth. And seemingly, I just couldn’t get it right. The peanut flavor was always overshadowed by the…