Crepe mayhem… also known as butter by the pound

One of the things I like the best about food blogging is the challenge. It forces me to avoid repetition and to think outside the box as much as possible. The sense of community and the chance to meet wonderful people from around the world is definitely high up there as well.
So when I first [...]

a perfect lunch… alternately titled “crusty borders, part II”

I´ve rarely talked about cheese here. It´s definitely NOT because I don´t like it, it´s just that it´s always there (try to find savory recipes of mine without parmessan cheese, I dare you!). And I rarely use fancy cheese, so I don´t have any excuse to stop and discuss this or that type of cheese.

Well, [...]

a food blogger´s nightmare

If you ever wondered what´s the worst thing that could happen to a food blogger (I know you have wondered, come on, admit it), I have the answer for you: food poisoning!
That´s exactly what happened to me this week… though I´m still not sure which food was to blame or if it was a stomach [...]

Germans got it right

I have a shocking confession to make: I don´t like beer. In fact, not only do I not like it, I really can´t stand that bitterness.
But I never throw away things… well, I might ocassionally, but only if there´s no other possible solution. So when friends come over and leave leftover beer behind, I hate throwing it [...]

miracles sometimes happen… a fat-free, all-natural ice cream

I´m a bit of a sceptic at heart… you know the drill, atheist, doesn´t always see the good in all people, doesn´t buy easily into things that seem too good to be true.
So miracles are definitely not something I´m prone to believe in, but I can´t really think of a better way to label this discovery: [...]

growing pains… and joys

Due to popular demand (I´m looking at you, Lisa), I´m going to do a picture update on Phoebe.
Needless to say, she´s quite a handful at 3 and a half months, but she´s also a riot and makes me laugh all the time… well, not ALL the time, sometimes she makes me fret with some potty issues [...]

and for the umpteenth time…

… yes, bread, but this time it´s not Italian at least… I need to find an element of surprise here and there!
My bread-making book barely has an unmarked corner so I need to start getting productive to feel I´m making a dent in my infinite to-cook list.
This time, the chosen bread was pumpernickel.

I was a [...]

rolls of delight, part II

You see, I was trying NOT to write about bread this time around, but apparently, it won´t be possible. I seem to be obsessed with breads lately (not helped by the purchase of a cookbook focused solely on bread). I´ve been reading about all sorts of breads, dreaming of attending a bread-making class (without going [...]