This might be a “duh” one, but I used to butter a pan by just picking up the stick of butter and rubbing it around in the pan. Even if I tried to hold it by the wrapper, I’d still get butter all over my hands. Then I saw Isabel do the following: Put some […]
I was going to make something that took more than 15 minutes yesterday… and then I didn’t get home until 9:30. So I decided to make croque monsieur (monsieurs? I don’t know French grammar) — a fancy way of saying grilled ham and cheese sandwiches. I got the idea to make these a few weeks […]
We here at ESS are big fans of baked goods, obviously. But we are also very fond of spicy foods, anything involving tortillas, and pork products. Add the fact that this is a slow-cooker recipe that requires limited effort and it’s close to perfect. These are called chalupas, but they have nothing to do with […]
There is this awesome thing in NYC called Fashion’s Night Out. It features all sorts of parties and entertainment and giveaways and supermodels. It is so fabulous that even Serena and Blair will be there. But not all of us live in NYC. And we only wish we could dress like Serena and Blair (and even Little J., […]
with the photos on my blog posts. There should be lots of photos with all the recipe posts, but right now I am not seeing any on the key lime pie or meringue posts. I apologize for the inconvenience and I will try to get to the bottom of this! Let me know if you […]
I love key lime pie. I love it so much that I order it even when I suspect I will be served some sort of terrible green gelatinous goo. I order it at every meal when I’m at the beach. And I will continue to order it whenever I can, even though I know it […]
Making a meringue is not terribly difficult, but it does require a lot of time with an electric mixer. Basically it is just super-duper whipped egg whites, with sugar. You should probably use cream of tartar, which will make the meringue fluffier and easier to work with. I used to be scared of cream of […]
I may not have mastered a regular pie crust, but a graham cracker crust is much easier. It is also the perfect vehicle for a key lime pie (my favorite!). Obviously you will need some graham crackers. My mom said that this crust recipe is on the box of graham crackers she has at her […]
Back when Gourmet was still magically appearing in my mailbox every month, I came upon this: How good does that look? Seriously. And turkey burgers seem healthier than beef (although that may just be a lie I tell myself). These come with sundried tomato mayonnaise, which is super easy to make and can be used […]
You know how a bunch of jarred salsas say they are “chunky” or “super chunky”? I hate those. I like my salsa to be as chunk-less as possible. But I know I’m weird. So I will show you how to make salsa my way, but also tell you how to make it for normal people. […]