Last Friday night I was cooking dinner. I pulled a hot skillet out of the oven – a 500-degree oven – and placed it on the stove. I told myself to be careful and to not-not-not grab the handle.…
Thursday Memories
This is me in the late 1980s. Or maybe 1990. I’m not quite sure. Either way, this photo was taken before I’d learned to cook. That is apparent, right? It’s funny to think about, but I didn’t…
D-Squared T-Squared – Week 31
I’ve been reading about Nashville Hot Chicken for ages now. I’ve imagined it, wondered about it, doubted it, wanted it. I’ve even heard about a Nashville chain scouting potential locations here in L.A. But even if that comes…
Wow! What a Day! – Part 3 of 3
I’ve been sharing moments (here and here) from a recent day Mister and I spent at Venice Beach. I’ve saved our main reason for being there until now. But first, I feel I should backtrack and fill you…
D-Squared T-Squared – Week 16
Boy-oh-boy-oh-boy! This past week found us tackling a creative food challenge: Non-Discriminatory Chicken Sandwiches! Mister and I are big fans of a certain chain’s chicken sammie. As a Southerner, I grew up eating this food, but never…
Cookie Factory
It hasn’t yet begun, but the gears will soon be turning on a cookie factory in my kitchen. There will be assembly lines for toffee, sugar cookies and peanut butter blossoms. For a few days, every…
Being Good Enough and a “Be the Buffalo” Giveaway!
“…If you’re not enough without one, you’ll never be enough with one.” John Candy as “Irving Blitzer,” on Gold Medals Cool Runnings – 1993 It’s November. The very thought of that may send some folks running for…
Fava Beans and a Nice Chianti
Yesterday I did some cooking and I was peeling fava beans for about 27 hours. Okay – I exaggerate. But it felt like 27 hours. As I sat, peeling fava after fava, I started feeling thirsty. And…
I Miss Cooking
I miss cooking. Sure, I enjoy a meal out as much as the next gal. But when all my meals are out, it gets more than a little boring. Especially for a cook. And friends, I’m a…