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. […]
I may have a slight Vogue problem. Only slight, though. I mean, owning 13 years worth of magazines is totally normal, right? Anyway. The September issue is the most important (and the heaviest) issue of the year. It is epic. There is even a fabulous documentary about it. But oddly, Halle Berry is the non-white […]
If you’re looking for a chicken dish with minimum effort, this is a good one. It looks kind of fancy and tastes more interesting than plain old chicken breasts, but it only takes about 5 extra minutes to prepare. Start with some Boursin cheese. It comes in a little plastic tub and may be in […]
Do you ever watch “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” on Food Network? It may be the worst possible show to watch when you’re hungry. I was watching the “crunchy” episode when I saw this. Peach-raspberry crunch pie. So all my plans for making a regular raspberry pie went out the window. The peaches peeled […]
If you need to peel and slice a peach for a pie or cobbler, there’s a relatively easy way to do it. First, wash the fuzz off the outside of the peach. Then cut a small X in the bottom. Now (carefully) put the peach in a medium-sized pot of boiling water for about 30 […]
Today is the first day of school for University of Maryland students and a few school districts in this area, and classes have already started at University of Georgia and elsewhere. Listening to the news on the radio this morning made me think about my many first days. I really do love going to school (I graduated […]
Everywhere you look in the summer in Maryland, there’s fresh sweet corn. It’s great grilled, but we don’t really have access to a grill right now. And it’s good boiled and sprinkled with chili powder. But there’s only so many times you can eat that in one summer. I wasn’t totally sure how these were […]
What to do with the leftover pesto, the mozzarella from the pizzas and the sandwich bread? Make my favorite sandwich. This is a pretty easy one. You can do it in a regular skillet (like I did here), or a grill pan if you want fancy grill marks on your sandwich. Or even a panini […]