This one requires some setup. Iris has five vital bedtime toys. One is a wooden teething ring with a lemon. This is known as Lemo. One is a stuffed duck. This is known as Ducky. The other three, however, are these wide-eyed space-babies known as Sweeties. The actual product name is Manhattan Baby Cozy Cradles. I think […]
Last week at the market, morels had suddenly come down in price. “They were scarce the first couple of weeks and then they just popped up all over,” lamented the woman at the mushroom stand. Her loss was my woodsy gain, although “down in price” means they had dropped from $34 to $18. I bought […]
So, did you make the Coke Roast? Yes. How did it come out? Kind of dry. Did you overcook it or something? Yes. How is that possible, since you threatened to poke it with a Thermapen every six minutes? I got cocky. Was it good anyway? The crusty exterior part was awesome. Did it taste like Coke, despite the fact that Cook’s Illustrated promised it […]
There’s no real trick to homemade pizza. Turn the oven up all the way and hope for the best. But I can offer a few tips. If you’re making homemade dough, the recipe makes less difference than how long you let it ferment. Stick it in the fridge overnight and you’ll have better dough. But there’s […]
Since my big bowl epiphany the other day, I’ve been shopping around. I struck out at City Kitchens and Pottery Barn. I did find what I was looking for at Williams-Sonoma. For $39 per bowl. Not quite the price range I was envisioning. This item at Target is close to what I’m after. However, they’re out […]