Chocolate Chiffon Pie
Chocolate Chiffon Pie
When I lived in rural northern Kentucky, the Turkey Vultures were huge, hideous, and completely unbothered by humans. A honking horn or a yelling human could not scatter them from a deer carcass in the road.
“If you want to take off quickly with a huge amount of weight, the first thing you’re going to do is vomit.” Yes, well. Same.
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My whole family is addicted to my mom’s stuffed mushrooms. Clean a bunch of normal sized mushrooms and take out the stems. Combine cream cheese, chopped clams, a little bit of Worcestershire sauce (or soy sauce) and a little minced garlic. Bake them at 375 till they look done. If you want a version without the clams,… Read more
A set of teeny-tiny spatulas with cute animal faces on them. They’re perfect for getting stuff out from under/around the blades of my blender or my mixie without getting caught on the blades.
They’re different sizes, 4- and 6.5-quart. I inherited the 4-quart when my mom downsized from a house to a senior apartment (with a meal plan), but it is such a useful size! I rarely have both going at the same time but it has been known to happen: large cut of meat in the big one, a side dish or dessert in the little… Read more
My hands. My breath. Some kindling and enough heat.
I might have to grab those glowing light saber chopsticks!
ricers and good knives.
This isn’t something that makes cooking more “fun”, nor is it exactly a revelation. But a knife that holds a good edge makes things much easier.
Suddenly a skit I saw on SNL last weekend makes a whole lot more sense now.