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Ice Cream Maker, take one (Custard Ice Cream w/ Strawberry)

I like my gadgets. I have a food processor, electric juicer, a bread maker, soda machine (CO^2 dispenser)… I’ve been begging Ryan for an Ice Cream Maker. That and a Kitchenaid Mixer in a beautiful shade. Yeah. I am one of those women, you know… that covet the Kitchenaid Mixer. And for the [...]

Clam Bisque Is For Dinner

This recipe is from the wonderful Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That? This recipe is so totally fool proof and decadent at the same time. Look at that BUTTER! That Half & Half! CREAM! Mussles! It’s like everything I love in soup form. I don’t even want to think about [...]

Weekend Brunch – Crepes

Few weekends ago Ryan tried to recreate his father’s crepes. The crepes themselves were adapted from various online recipes:

1 cup all-purpose flour 2 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup water 1/4 teaspoon salt

Or something like that. The real interesting things happen with the fillings and toppings. Next time, I want [...]

Homemade Sweet Potato and Ricotta Gnocchi

I found this recipe via epicurious.com. It had rave reviews and with a bit of a modification to how I made it, it should be light, fluffy, and delicious. It really doesn’t look like much, but at least the first time, the time commitment is a lot. It took me over all 3 [...]

Tomato and Grits, via New York Times

For two consecutive weeks I’ve been drooling over recipes Sam Sifton published in the Times Magazine. The first one was the article about the late summer tomatoes. The second was the following week when he listed the makings of some cheesy grits with Summer Succotash.

One, I love tomatoes. Two, I [...]