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Last night I went to The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook book signing with Deb Perelman. I went straight after work and got there probably 10 minutes after they started handing out tickets. I got number 131. It didn’t really dawn on me what that meant. What 131 means is if Deb took the time to chat…
Check out my interview with Deb Perelman from Smitten Kitchen talking about her new cookbook!
This past weekend was my sister’s birthday, which brought the birthday count to four for the month of February alone. February is not about Valentine’s day its about birthday’s, or at least those are the cards that Hallmark is making a profit off of from me. One perk of all the birthdays is it give…
Happy Chinese New Year everyone!! Make sure to eat at least one dumpling today to ensure yourself good luck in this new year of the black snake! That’s my motto at least. Check out some of my dumpling posts from the past years. Dumplings in Sydney Australia and a recipe to make dumplings at home ….
This is a story of the butter that just would not soften… On a cool winter evening the butter was purchased from the local grocery store. The butter took a bumpy ride in the back seat of the car in the plastic bag, then was carried inside to the warm house. By his forgetful owner…
I recently just realized the beauty of the crock-pot. I don’t know what it is about cooking a little, tossing everything in a pot, then coming back to a perfectly cook meal that gets me so excited, but I can’t believe it took me this long to realize my love for it. Sure my mom…
I have officially turned 24. The scary 24. The 24 that is oh so much older than 23. I’ve been dreading it but its just waltzed into my life. And surprise, surprise, its nots that bad. One bonus, I finally got the Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julia Child cookbook. Another bonus my almond…
As I sat at my nine to five desk today, I felt a twinge of pain when I looked at my phone at 4:23 pm and read a text. At 4:22 pm I received a text from my friend Becky that said, “330 to tel aviv.” Becky and three of my other friends were on…
Happy New Year!! I hope everyone had an amazing time welcoming 2013 last night. I found a recipe for a German new year’s pretzel that is supposed to bring good luck throughout the year. We used the pretzel loaf for French toast this morning— fingers crossed we ate enough. German New year’s Pretzel from America’s…
Christmas has come and gone and what that means is lots of dishes are left in its path. This year our traditional polish meal of pierogis and mushroom borscht were created in the tiny kitchen of my sisters new house in the Highlands in Denver. It’s a tiny kitchen but we made it work with…