This year I have made a conscientious effort to become a better baker. I basically want to go from someone who likes to make cake sometimes to someone who knows the difference between Chiffon, Sponge, and Genoise (not yet, but I’m trying). I’m mostly going about this by simply making things I haven’t made before–things […]
Fall is right around the corner. I know this for sure because I’m now constantly sweeping leaves off the porch and my three-year-old nephew gave me a cold for my birthday. What a joyous season, indeed. Everyone’s talking about flannel blankets and pumpkin lattes but nobody’s talking about the inevitable scratchy throat and sore flu […]
When I was a teenager, I came across Mastering the Art of French Cooking in the book section at the grocery store (a favorite spot) and immediately ambushed my dad to buy it for me. I had just started taking French in school and was becoming slightly obsessed with all things Française: the language, the […]
During my school days, which now seem like an eternity ago, the end of August was definitively the end of summer. I still get a tinge of anxiety walking into a grocery store this time of year and seeing the “Back to School” section. I have a split second of unadulterated dread before I remember, […]
I grew up with Southern grandparents so I’m no stranger to cornmeal. In fact, the smell of corn and a hot griddle (or vinegar-y vegetables) immediately transports me back into my grandmother’s kitchen. So, although I’ve been eating cornbread, corn cakes, and (occasionally) grits since I was young, I never really stopped to consider the […]
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