Hello, friends. I have someone I would like to introduce you to. This is Cajeta, the goatier version of Dulce de Leche. Cajeta is a rich, creamy caramel sauce made with goat’s milk, rather than cow’s milk. The goat’s milk adds a very...
As you may have been able to discern from my seasonal seed giveaways, I am addicted to gardening. I’ve tried my hand at growing many a vegetable, fruit, and flower, but up until very recently, never had I tried cultivating a fungi. I was...
It is that beautiful time of year again. Where noses turn pink from cold, homes are dressed to the nines with holiday sparkle, and the flavor of peppermint finds its way into the most delightful of treats. One of my standby holiday sweets is...
A few weeks ago I posted about the first step to making bitters at home, which involved making extracts. Now I am going to detail the second step, which entails combining all of the extracts you’ve made into different-flavored bitters. After using up all...
My friends and I like to have a pre-Thanksgiving dinner with one another so we can enjoy each other’s company and that of our families. It is also a great excuse to have two separate Thanksgiving dinners and prolong the delightful leftovers twice as...
Life has been busy lately. I made the mistake of painting my entire bathroom myself this past weekend (save for the tippy top corners which I had Jeremy fill in since my 5-foot frame couldn’t reach them even on my step ladder) which left...
The fall season has arrived in true southern California fashion here in North Hollywood, and by that I mean that it’s come irritatingly late. The time has come where I can no longer shower comfortably without shivering, and where I dread walking across the...
I have slowly been building a little bar cabinet of sorts over the past couple years, and while we have most of the basic liquors needed to make most mixed drinks, we do not have any bitters. Bitters are very concentrated liquor flavorings that...
Something about the fall makes me want to indulge in a conflicting mix of both comforting and creepy beverages. I always look forward to coming up with eerie punches and cocktails to serve around Halloween time, but the cold autumn chill also...
I can’t recall what conversation I was having or with whom, but somehow the topic of bread pudding came up and a little thought bubble of realization popped into in my head: It had been over a year since I’d had bread pudding, and...
While I was home last weekend I decided to take advantage of one of the northwest’s seasonal fruits, the sweet and juicy pear. Rather than make traditional caramel apples for my family and friends, I decided to use bosc pears because their coloring blends...
I was home in Oregon this past weekend (got me & Jeremy’s engagement photos taken, so excited to see how they came out!) and had an Oktoberfest get-together with some friends and family. I made some more “intense” dishes for the party (homemade ravioli!),...
