If you’ve never made bagels, I highly suggest you try it. It’s really a lot of fun. I used the recipe here and added a sizeable amount of asiago cheese to produce some incredibly delicious asiago cheese bagels, panera style. Here are the glamour shots from my first bagel adventure. My favorite part was dropping [...]
I know some sick small part of you is hoping I’ve failed. No, not really hoping I’ve failed in that sense that you think mean things, but just hoping to hear me say “It’s soooo hard” so you can swoop in with your ”I told you so-s” or your “I have tons of unsolicited advice [...]
I think maybe fall has gotten to my head. Yes, already. I don’t know when it started exactly, but it dawned on me at some point this week that I should send pumpkin bread to my loves who are spread all over this great nation (surprise! I hate to ruin surprises on the blog, but [...]
I love fall. With fall weather comes the opportunity to produce delicious soul-warming meals. One example of this is the Chicken Pot Pie I made for my family this week. Easy Chicken Pot Pie 1 package refrigerated pie crusts (such as Pillsbury) at room temperature 2 lbs. Russet potatoes, unpeeled and cut into 1-inch chunks [...]
I’ve been threatening this and mumbling and grumbling about this for a while now. But my friends and family and I are stuck in a serious food rut. We always end up eating at the same darn restaurants – sometimes more than once a week (don’t judge me, be honest, how many times have you [...]
Hello, I’m The Empress and I’m a Fondue Addict. There aren’t many things I love to eat more than a big pot full of cheese. This week I was planning to have some people over for fondue when I remembered that most cheese fondues have an alcohol base – wine or beer depending on the [...]
Lately, sweet potatoes have been a major part of my life. I enjoy them normally, but when I added them to my diet as an, “I must eat at least two a week” food they suddenly became enemy number 1. There just don’t seem to be many creative ways to eat sweet potatoes, and when [...]
What do you do when all of your friends want to go to Happy Hour but you don’t drink? You go to Happy Hour at The Melting Pot and eat half-price cheese fondue, that’s what. And you hold a 5 month old baby while you do it. Yes, we took the baby into the bar [...]
So, this weekend we had the awesome experience of having both P’s mother (Mama P) and J+Chef S’s mother (Chef Mama S) come for a visit. If you don’t remember the handy chart I made you, they’re all related. Anyway, the Mamas were here. There’s just something comforting about having Moms in the house, especially [...]
