Almost nothing beats a sweet and creamy mango when it is at peak ripeness. Nothing except the pairing of mango and sticky rice. The thing that really makes the Thai combination delicious is that the rice is lightly sweetened and flavored with coconut milk. Combined with the starchiness of the rice, the …
Trader Joe’s Vanilla Marshmallows, reviewed
A few months ago, Trader Joe’s jumped on the gourmet marshmallow bandwagon and started selling peppermint marshmallows for the holiday season. They were pretty awful – overly sugary and aggressively minty – and it’s no surprise that they didn’t last long. Because of my previous experience, I was a bit …
Mushroom, Pepper and Sausage Frittata
When you think of an omelet, you probably think of a crepe-like dish made with fluffy eggs folded over any of a variety of fillings. A frittata is also an omelet, but it is an Italian-style omelet that has the elements of the filling incorporated in with the eggs, …
Bites from other Blogs
- Nothing could have made me overlook Smitten Kitchen‘s S’more Pie this week. What’s not to love about a big, grownup version of a favorite childhood treat? The pie has a fairly standard graham cracker crust that is filled with a rich, bittersweet chocolate cream. The whole thing is topped …
Sonoma Syrup Co.’s Vanilla Bean Crush
In spite of the fact that the Cook’s Illustrated test kitchen has assured us that imitation vanilla extract is at least as good as the real thin in most baked goods, I still use real vanilla extract the majority of the time. My favorite vanilla extract is Sonoma Syrup Co.’s …
SpiceShot Spice Dispenser
Baking is often described as a science, a type of cooking that rewards precision. This is true in general, but not every single element of baking needs. Spices are an excellent example because, while they can make or break the flavor of a dish, they’re not (or only very, very rarely) essential to the …
Southern Banana Pudding Tart
Banana pudding is a classic, homestyle Southern dessert made with layers of vanilla wafer cookies (Nilla Wafers), sliced bananas and pudding or custard. Sometimes the dish is also topped with meringue or whipped cream to finish it off, as well. The dessert has actually been around for quite a while …
Cakes from Scratch in Half the Time
If I see a cake that looks good, or a recipe that sounds good, I am going to jump right into baking. You might do the exact same thing. After all – baking is easy and fun, isn’t it? But some people need a little more persuading to get into the kitchen and pull …