This loaf of cinnamon sugar bread almost never came to be, which would have been quite unfortunate, because it was a thing of perfection, with a crunchy top and soft interior laced with more than a mere hint of cinnamon sugar. The first time I tried the recipe, the top wasn’t crunchy, and the interior [...]
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Cinnamon sugar bread gets a well-deserved second chance
Posted in Eats, Family, Photographs, Uncategorized, tagged baking, cinnamon bread, cinnamon sugar, cinnamon sugar bread, Pinterest, Pinterest recipes, Tupperware on February 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A return to the from-scratch king cake
Posted in Eats, Huntsville, tagged baking, Earth Fare king cake, homemade king cake, Huntsville king cake, king cake, king cake dough, king cake recipe, Mardi Gras, Publix king cake, Southern Living, Southern Living king cake recipe, traditional king cake on February 23, 2012 | 3 Comments »
I gave up on finding an authentic, reasonably priced king cake in Huntsville this year. The king cakes at Publix have gone downhill since the days in which the bakery reportedly imported simple, unbaked cakes from Louisiana, baking and decorating them in the days leading up to Mardi Gras. This year, the offerings were filled [...]
Simply open a jar to impress guests — or just treat yourself
Posted in Eats, Photographs, tagged appetizers, artichoke appetizer, artichoke hearts, artichoke marinade, artichokes, cooking, easy appetizers, marinated artichoke hearts, marinated artichokes, Vigo's on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll forever be thankful to my mother-in-law for introducing me to the easiest appetizer I’ve ever served: marinated artichoke hearts. You’re probably thinking, wow, isn’t it kind of tricky to trim artichokes? And wouldn’t you have to marinate them for a few hours before serving? Wait a minute, wouldn’t you have to cook them, too? [...]
Roasted chickpeas are worth multiple attempts
Posted in Eats, Photographs, tagged baked chickpeas, baked garbanzo beans, baked garbanzos, Chachere's, chickpeas, cooking, creole seasoning, Greek seasoning, oven, parchment paper, Pinterest recipe, roasted chickpeas, roasted garbanzo beans, roasted garbanzos, Tony Chachere on February 7, 2012 | 8 Comments »
Rarely do I give a failed Internet-based recipe a second chance. There are simply too many other recipes to try, and unless I can point to something I know I did wrong (it happens), I’ll usually just write off such failures as lessons learned. Roasted chickpeas, though? I WANTED the roasted chickpeas to work. So [...]
Discovering guacamole: better late than never
Posted in Eats, tagged authentic guacamole, avocado, avocados, California Avocado Commission, Cantina Laredo, Cantina Laredo guacamole, cilantro, cooking, cutting avocados, Earth Fare, easy guacamole, fresh guacamole, guacamole, Guacamole Autentico, homemade guacamole, mashing avocado, mediocre guacamole, Mexican food, Mexican restaurants, Super Bowl on February 6, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Why in the world have I NOT been making guacamole all my life? The answer, of course, is that I spent most of my life eating (or, more specifically, not eating) the mediocre guacamole served in so many Mexican restaurants. Overprocessed into a perfectly smooth paste and refrigerated well past the point of freshness, restaurant [...]
Running past old limitations
Posted in Fitness, tagged boot camp, exercise, fitness, Fleet Feet, Huntsville Adventure Boot Camp, jogging, Madison Adventure Boot Camp, Moving Comfort, running, shin splints, sports bras, sports bras for running, weight training on February 3, 2012 | 7 Comments »
I always thought I hated running, for one good reason (although maybe it counts as two): boobs. I was on the girl’s basketball team in seventh grade, which also happened to be the year that my breasts started sprouting in earnest. Sports bras weren’t a thing yet in the ’80s … boobs bouncing down the [...]
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