By Nick • December 16, 2009
For each recipe during cookie week this week, I’m trying to keep a flavor or something from the previous day’s recipe. So I made peppermint whoopie pies yesterday to go with the peppermint bark on Monday. Today’s recipe uses the chocolate from the whoopie pies to make these ganache filled cookies!
Why did I organize the [...]
Posted in baking, desserts, good food, Holidays, Stuffing Stuff | Tagged chocolate, cookies, ganache, honey, thumbprint cookies, vanilla
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 17, 2009
Sometimes, and this is one of those times, I’m not entirely clear on the difference between a pie and a tart. I know, generally, the difference between the two (I think). Pies are usually deeper, have a flaky crust, and are normally served in the pan they are baked in. Tarts meanwhile have a more [...]
Posted in desserts, Easy Stuff, Stuffing Stuff | Tagged almonds, cinnamon, fig tart, figs, fresh figs, nutmeg, pie crust, raspberries, ricotta, vanilla, whipped cream
By Nick • May 14, 2009
If everything is going according to plan, Betsy and I are landing in Amsterdam today and so I thought it would be appropriate to make some psychedelic food. Turns out not only were these cupcakes delicious, but they would be super fun to make with the little ones also. Not that I have any little [...]
Posted in baking, desserts, good food | Tagged baking, butter, butter cream, cupcakes, desserts, egg whites, frosting, meringue, Swiss meringue, vanilla
By Nick • March 28, 2009
A few weeks ago one of my good friends was visiting from out of town (Hi Melly!). We used to be roommates and brunch was a fairly regular thing in our house. It was also the birthday for one of our mutual friends (Hi Liz!). I promised them both a yummy brunch dish.
I wanted to [...]
Posted in breakfast, good food, TIWSIMRIIHAR | Tagged brown sugar, custard, eggs, toast, vanilla, whipped cream
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
