A Conversation With Myself, Regarding Cherries.
Posted on
Jun 12, 2015
Posted in: Food, Random Musings
“I’m kinda hungry.” “CHERRIES.”
Category: Food
Dear Nestlé: We Have to Talk About Raisinets.
Posted on
Jun 7, 2015
Dear Nestlé Corporation, I am writing to you on behalf of my husband, Rand, even though he has disavowed any knowledge of this letter, and refuses to be held accountable for ‘the shit that I do when I am bored.’ But I am certain that he would agree with everything I am about to say. Rand is…
I Went Paleo and Now I Hate Everything.
Posted on
May 31, 2015
Recently, I went pseudo Paleo. I say pseudo, because, like most things in my life, I’ve jumped in headfirst without putting any thought or research into it (this is also how I ended up taking a workout class called “Insanity.” Afterwards, I was drooling and delirious. So I guess it delivered). So, despite being totally…
How to Freeze Homemade Cookie Dough for Fresh-Baked Treats Any Damn Time
Posted on
May 6, 2015
When people learn of my vast and all-consuming love of sweets, they are often surprised to learn that dessert was largely absent from my childhood. My mother is not a baker, nor a lover of sweet things. There was, on occasion, a box or two of Pepperidge Farm Milano Cookies in the cabinet, but these…
A Guide To Valencia’s Pastries: Churros, Buñuelos, and Fartons
Posted on
May 4, 2015
Posted in: City Guide, Food
I’ve never been one to have much restraint when it comes to sweets, especially when I can eat them in the name of “research.” “It burns more calories this way,” I will say to Rand, my mouth full of fried dough. He has learned, over the years, not to challenge this assertion. The Spanish,…
Homewrecking Croissant, Valencia, Spain.
Posted on
Apr 30, 2015
Posted in: Food
Paco Roig Bakery, Mercat Central, Valencia: “I love you.” “Awww, well, I lo– wait … are you talking to the croissant?” “… Yes.”
Traditional Dishes of Valencia: Paella vs. Arròs Negre
Posted on
Apr 29, 2015
Posted in: Food, Restaurants
My muscles hurt. This is only slightly unexpected. I have been known, on occasion, to go for a run, even if it might be in pursuit of an ice cream truck. But lately, I’ve been running, doing the occasional push-up, and, perhaps most shockingly of all, I’ve been eating with a more discerning eye. This…
Salzburger Nockerl: Austria’s Eggy Dessert
Posted on
Apr 23, 2015
Posted in: Food
We went to Salzburg for the afternoon, again at Jeff’s suggestion (for a guy who hates bedazzlers, he knows what’s up). It was the weekend and everything was closed, so we went for a walk, which mostly consisted of me following my husband as he climbed up hills. It’s as though he has still failed…
The Return to Taverna Buonvicino
Posted on
Mar 17, 2015
Posted in: Food, Restaurants
Many, many months ago, before life and travel got in the way, I had started to tell you all about our favorite restaurant in Amalfi: Taverna Buonvicino. I wrote about our first visit there, and how we loved it so much we went back again. But I never finished that story. Part of me wondered…
