By Nick • March 2, 2010
Many months ago I did a post detailing the different kinds of flour available to most consumers. Of course, I didn’t outline every different kind of flour, but I went over some of the most common kinds that you’ll probably find in the store today.
After the last Guess The “Food” post, a reader emailed me [...]
Posted in musings | Tagged acesulfame potassium, artificial sweeteners, brown sugar, demerara sugar, diet coke, equal, Food Links, musings, natural sugar, saccharin, sucralose, sucrose, sugar, sugar beets, sugar cane, sugar substitute, sweeteners
By Nick • November 18, 2009
One of my favorite movies of all time is The Big Lebowski. I went through a phase where I watched it at least once a week. Most of the time I watched it with my college roommates with a few White Russians (the choice drink of The Dude.) If I had a dollar for every [...]
Posted in Easy Stuff, good food, The Drink | Tagged alcohol, coffee, coffee liqueur, how to make coffee liqueur, sugar, vanilla, vodka
By Nick • August 24, 2009
Sometimes I have an idea for a dish (in this case a brownie) and I get really excited about it. I talk about it and think about it. Sometimes I remind myself of the cute kid in the Disney commercial. I get so excited I can’t even sleep!
I’ve made brownies before with cream cheese in [...]
Posted in baking, desserts | Tagged brownies, chocolate, desserts, mascarpone, sugar
By Nick • March 3, 2009
Betsy and I were chatting yesterday while we looked out on a blizzard and she mentioned that when she was young her Mom used to make snow shakes. Strangely enough, my Mom used to make the same thing. So I figured I would mix up a batch for dessert.
These are really great and can be [...]
Posted in desserts, Easy Stuff, The Drink | Tagged bourbon, milk, snow, sugar, vanilla
