My family celebrated Christmas on Sunday at my parent’s house. We slept in, opened gifts (my little brother, the Mac Genius, gave me an iPod Touch!), served dinner for 13 people and ended the night with drinks and the company of a few old friends who stopped by. I only made one dish for Christmas […]
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Yearly Archives: 2007From the archives. This decadent bread should be made with high quality dark chocolate. Serve warm slices with mascarpone cheese for an absolutely heavenly treat. Pane Al Cioccolato Adapted from Bread by Christine Ingram and Jennie Shapter Ingredients 3 C unbleached white bread flour 1 1/2 tbl cocoa powder 1/2 tsp sea salt 2 tbl […] show 3 comments gemma! hi! Yum! Such a beautiful picture! I made some chocolate bread recently too. Happy Holidays Gemma! ; ) this looks so good! Great picture too. I haven’t played around with yeast enough but I am tempted to work with this recipe. That may sound like an odd combination to you, but I assure that the broccoli and apple flavors marry beautifully in this soup. Several years ago, my friends James and John threw a large-scale dinner party and served this, though they wouldn’t tell us the ingredients until afterwards. The apple provides a subtle kick to […] show 2 comments doesn’t sound weird in the least! yum. Too funny. I saw the title of your post and said “ugh.” But your post convinced me to try it. Someday. Maybe. I worked from home yesterday and between grant research and writing appeal letters I decided to bake some cookies. These cookies are both sweet and savory – a winning combination in my book. I based my recipe off of one from the Martha Stewart website and a recipe from Kiss the Hem of Her Apron, […] show 6 comments Wow! Wow! Those look amazing. I’m not a huge fan of rosemary, but even just a parmesan cornmeal shortbread sounds good. Those look amazing. I’m not a huge fan of rosemary, but even just a parmesan cornmeal shortbread sounds good. Never commented on a food blog before. But I have made these twice now (about to make them a third time) and feel compelled. I LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM! Never commented on a food blog before. But I have made these twice now (about to make them a third time) and feel compelled. I LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM! During my last year at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, my roommate Tamara and I were invited to have Thanksgiving with our friend Erik, his father and his step-mother. The food was incredible and a welcome change for the three of us students. Michael and Lorie were wonderful hosts and it was an evening full […] show 18 comments They were really good rolls, beautiful. They were really good rolls, beautiful. These look and sound delicious, Gemma. Also loved the warm, wonderful story. Sometimes when I read about such direct, in-touch-with-nature lives, I wish I could be a person who could do that. But mostly, the city boy in me subscribes to New Yorker Fran Liebowitz’ view, which I will misquote here: “The out of doors is what one must pass through to get from one’s apartment to a cab. These look and sound delicious, Gemma. Also loved the warm, wonderful story. Sometimes when I read about such direct, in-touch-with-nature lives, I wish I could be a person who could do that. But mostly, the city boy in me subscribes to New Yorker Fran Liebowitz’ view, which I will misquote here: “The out of doors is what one must pass through to get from one’s apartment to a cab. And I even forgot to close the quote. Dang. And I even forgot to close the quote. Dang. ooooh, those look so good! i’ve got to get over my fear of yeast. one of these days…. ooooh, those look so good! i’ve got to get over my fear of yeast. one of these days…. What a nice winter roll! The aroma must be divine. Thanks for the recipe. I’m printing it out! ; ) What a nice winter roll! The aroma must be divine. Thanks for the recipe. I’m printing it out! ; ) these look wondrous! these look wondrous! Hi, those squash rolls look wonderful, I love the color! I’m also a fellow Chi town food blogger stopping by to say Hi!! Hi, those squash rolls look wonderful, I love the color! I’m also a fellow Chi town food blogger stopping by to say Hi!! those are just gorgeous. i want one!!! those are just gorgeous. i want one!!! Those rolls look wonderful. I have some squash leftover from my CSA bag. I may have to try them. Those rolls look wonderful. I have some squash leftover from my CSA bag. I may have to try them. |
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Terry B - Beautiful and delicious, Gemma! Not just the quiche, but your family Christmas celebration. Here’s to a glorious 2008 for all of us!