How green is my kitchen? Well, technically, the answer would be “not very.” It’s “Chestertown Buff” a handsome shade of gold, available through the Benjamin Moore Paints Historical Color Collection.But green is no longer a just a palette choice, but a philosophy as the more enlightened of you well know.I’m not big on jumping on bandwagons, but Michael Pollan’s piece “Why Bother?” in the April
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Cake in Imitation of a Haunch of Lamb from 1895
It is high time that we give serious and scholarly consideration to cake in the shape of a haunch of lamb.Cake, shaped like meat? At the very least, it appears a scandalous mixing of culinary metaphors, at worst, a truly shocking proposition for the vegetarians among us. Yet, there is definitive historical precedence for a confection that would appeal to carnivores.Certainly, the movement of
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Wondrous Bread
Growing up, Wonder Bread was the “It” loaf in the grocery store.I can just hear the gasps out there in the blogosphere. Stick with me. This story will improve quickly.We had to have Wonder Bread. Hey – have pity! We were just little guys. Taste and nutrition really weren’t relevant. We were fascinated by the red, yellow and blue balloons printed on the wrapper. It was the heyday of Captain
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A Mini-Obsession - Dorie's Coconut Tea Cakes with Cardamom and Rum Cream Glaze
I confess. I have recently developed a little obsession with mini-bundt cakes. I usually try to vary my kitchen experiments, but ever since those Little Jackie Ds popped out of the oven, I’ve been on a quest to find recipes that I can, well, miniaturize. I’ve heard about this syndrome before. In some people, it manifests itself with an overpowering desire to bake macarons. Of course, I’m not
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Whiskey Rebellion – Jack Daniel’s Mini Bundt Cakes with Caramel Glaze
As spring is trying to overcome its shyness in New York, I head south to Tennessee to celebrate the birthday of brother James. He has recently relocated to the Nashville area. We come from a family of history buffs and spend some time during the visit learning about the many statesmen and politicians who emerged from the Volunteer State.After that, we decide to do some first hand research on the
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