For about eight months now, Michael Symon’s cookbook, Live to Cook: Recipes and Techniques to Rock Your Kitchen, has seemed to stare at me from its place on my bookshelf.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great cookbook — filled with recipes, techniques and photos that instantly draw you in.
It’s just that it is a little, well, intimidating to me. You see, he has recipes of all kinds of dishes that I’ve never eaten in restaurants, much less cooked and at ate home. Read More
Ever take a bite of something and moan out loud? That’s what I did when I bit into a sun dried tomato, basil and feta scone made by Upper Crust Bistro and Bakery.
I first experienced them at the Proctor Farmer’s Market. Really, I’ve never had any scone like this one. It was crisp and crunchy on the outside, and fluffy and moist on the inside. The fresh green basil was flecked throughout, and the sun dried tomatoes offered a sweet, chewy tang. To make it even more perfect, the feta cheese added a salty, rich note. Read More
You know you’re onto something when your typically smart-ass brother walks in the door and says, “What smells good?”
I wish I could tell you how they smelled…but I can’t smell anything. My senses are disabled. I’m sick. With what, I don’t know. But when I’m sick, I cook…for other people. I can’t taste a darn thing either.
And yes, I named these. Can you tell? Read More
