Cookbook Immersion Project

I totally forgot to post about the two Nigella recipes I made at Easter. Woops. I was supremely excited at the idea of baking Hot Cross Bu...

I had a hankering for pancakes again this morning, so decided to give Nigella a second chance, regarding pancakes. This time, I made Feast...

On Friday, two hours before we were scheduled to leave for the train station to head up to Bologna for the weekend, Charlie requested pancak...

I really need to start posting about these recipes closer to the time I've prepared them. Some are a little fuzzy in my memory. Maybe th...

Charlie was sick to his stomach all night. Around 5:30 this morning, Matt got sick, too. I figure it's only a matter of time before I...

I'd made Epicurious' Chicken Chili (pg 251 of The Epicurious Cookbook ) when my in-laws were here. At the time, I remember a) being ...

My in-laws have come to visit, and are staying for a month, so I doubt I'll be updating the blog much while they're here. They'...

I've accrued a backlog of recipes from Rome that I've cooked, but haven't posted about. None were exceptional, so I'm just ...

My brain works pretty slowly sometimes. Feast includes a bunch of recipes for ways to use up leftover turkey. I always hover over these rec...

I was so intrigued by the weirdness of Vodka-Marinated Steak (pg 212 of Feast ), that I had to make it. The fact that it's a simple rec...

One very important lesson I've learned by traveling Europe with my three year old is that it is always a good idea to bake something ea...

September is right around the corner, bringing with it the promise of Fall and cool temps and exhausting holiday fun. I'll likely moan a...