The classic potato chip cookie is transformed in The Vintage Baker by Jessie Sheehan. The addition of butterscotch chips and triple the amount of potato chips, definitely not your Grandma’s cookies. I found these cookies by way of Ipso Fatto a favorite blog I follow. How could I pass up a cookie described as chewy, …
Sometimes other events dominate your life for a bit…but I’m back! After weeks of knocking on doors to get out the vote, I was ready for some downtime. I drove home from Bakersfield (four hours each way, ugh) and wanted to chill and enjoy some home cooked food. As yummy as it is, (Wo)”Man”(me) cannot …
A second recipe from The Perfect Cookie by America’s Test Kitchen caught my eye for a different reason. I had just made a batch of Potato Chip Butterscotch Cookies from The Vintage Baker and now had a partial bag of butterscotch chips sitting on my counter. I have to admit, I am not the biggest fan …
My grandma had a washboard she kept next to the bathtub in a round, white tin basin. For those of you thinking “washboard?”, picture a rectangular wooden frame holding a corrugated metal sheet about the size of a full sheet pan. As a kid, I watched my grandma rub wet soapy garments along the metal …
It is not surprising that I love scones. Scones are the British version of biscuits and as you all know, I am obsessed with biscuits. I will go in search of two things on my travels, BISCUITS and PIE. Yep, I have been known to detour far and wide for either. I may not go …
Growing up, most meals included at least one seafood dish. Steamed rock cod with ginger and scallions, flounder with brown bean sauce sitting on a bed of tofu or stir-fried prawns with tomato and garlic (SOUL FOOD). My dad would finish work and then head out to the shops in Chinatown to find the fresh …
Every now and then my political leanings sneak into a post. Nothing overt, a line, a sigh, a one-liner although I’m pretty sure my feelings are pretty obvious, oh well. After the election I found myself feeling like that chicken running around screaming “the sky is falling, the sky is falling! In order to not …
For all you Boy George Fans, my title nod to the 80’s. Have I mentioned the Food52 Cookbook Club? I’m sure I have. From the geniuses at Food52, a Facebook group that features a cookbook each month. A cynic might say “what a great marketing idea!”. Ok, it is, but it is actually a wonderful way …
Right around this time, I catch myself wondering how quickly the year has flown by. Summer was a blip on the screen and now Labor Day Weekend is here. As a kid, Labor Day signaled the end of summer and BACK TO SCHOOL. Since the weather is still warm enough, an outdoor happy hour and …