I feel like there are two types of people in this world – those who plan out their meals thoughtfully and methodically, then buy the ingredients they need – and those who just buy ingredients that grab their attention and then come up with ways to use them. Now, good for you if you’re one of the first types of people – sometimes I’m just like you. But, more often than not, I’m in that second camp; I love wandering the grocery aisles and grabbing what intrigues me. Usually I have an idea in my head of what I might do with it (recipe tidbits from over the years will pop into my head), but sometimes I just think “Yes I should definitely get this {celery root/gochujang/za’atar/pork belly}” and then get home and turn to my cookbooks and the Internet for inspiration.
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An Ode to Summer Saturdays
wake up. savor my cup of coffee outside on the deck, soaking in the sounds of lincoln park embarking on its first full weekend day.
Battle-Worthy Zucchini Bread
We’ve been doing a series of baking competitions at work, inspired by the Great British Baking Show – and our most recent event was Battle: Bread. Although I am a prior Battle: Cookie winner (best tasting!), this time around I wasn’t going for gold, I just wanted to participate. I knew I wouldn’t have a lot of time to make a more fancy or advanced yeasted bread, so I went for a familiar quick bread that I’ve done many times before – zucchini bread. [Read more…] about Battle-Worthy Zucchini Bread
Creamy Eggless Chocolate Ice Cream
My dad loves ice cream – he eats it almost every night for dessert! – so when I knew he’d be joining me for New Year’s Eve, I wanted to make him this creamy chocolate ice cream as a special treat. Check out some of the other dishes in the meal here, here and here.
This recipe was inspired by and modified from David Lebovitz’s post about Jeni’s Splended Ice Creams at Home