Blog entries tagged In the Kitchen

S'mores Truffles

Nate & Kelley — Mon, 07 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

I don't know that any homemade truffle can beat the Trader Joe's truffles that pop up around Christmas time. The texture they get is so silken, so smooth in a way that no homemade one I've ever tasted has been. (Someone tell me the secret if there is one!)

But that doesn't mean I don't love a homemade truffle when Trader Joe's is a whole continent away. It's especially fun to experiment with flavors since TJ's owns the claim to the best original. A...

Quiche in a Bread Boule

Nate & Kelley — Tue, 01 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Sometimes a pastry crust feels like a lot of work EVEN when you own a food processor. Mostly because you don't feel like dirtying a bunch of attachments but also maybe because you live in a country where you have to measure out or weigh your butter every time since it doesn't come in a nice wrapper with tablespoons measured out.

&...

Almond Poppyseed Pancakes with Almond Syrup

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Did anyone else's mom make Poppyseed Loaf Bread when they were little?

No? Too bad. It was kind of a staple in our house. I loved it way more than any banana or zucchini bread with it's orange and almond tinged glaze and gooey top.

Well making these pancakes prett...

Brownie Batter Dip

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

I've been on a dessert dip kick lately. Regular cookie dough dip, snickerdoodle, chocolate chunk, peanut butter chocolate chip dip. Yum! They're just so easy to pull together and as long as there is cream cheese in the fridge, I've got all the ingredients on hand.

So when I saw this recipe for a dip that claimed to taste like Brownie Batter it was only natural that I'd try it out immediately. And Canaan's birthday seemed the perfect place fo...

Snickerdoodle Bread {French Toast}

Nate & Kelley — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:56:44 +0100

What do you do when you take out a mini-loaf of snickerdoodle bread to serve for game night and discover it still on your counter, uncovered the next morning? Woops. Guess I forgot to serve that one.

Well, what you do with dried out bread that was formerly good is turn it into french toast I think. Let it soak up some new moisture through an egg and milk custard. And why not snickerdoodle bread french toast? After all, this delightful ...

Leftovers

Nate & Kelley — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:53:20 +0100

I need to do some major clean-up of my virtual "fridge." I've got all sorts of photos and folders of different recipes that just didn't make the cut. And now they are just sitting there, not being filed or deleted as I hem and haw over them. Some of them are just not great recipes and others were really, really great but I didn't take the time to take a good picture. So I figured today I'll give you a little look into the behind-the-scenes of what actually makes it ont...

Nutella Brioche Bread Pudding

Nate & Kelley — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100

A simple, yet elegant breakfast could begin right here. With layers of brioche bathed in a creamy custard and surrounded by dainty dollops of Nutella.

Just wake up one Saturday morning, do some minimal cutting and mixing, and then watch it bake up. The aroma of custard-chocolate goodness will start wafti...

Salt River Bars

Nate & Kelley — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100

My sister bought me Maldon sea salt for Christmas. In my family, salt can be a very, very good gift! Of course I was delighted because it was exactly what I needed to top my birthday cake five days later. And it was the finishing touch that put that cake right over the top.

Salty and sweet is an addiction. Once you start you just don't stop and you find yourself adding a little sprinkle here and a little sprinkle there where none was origina...

Roasted Zucchini Soup with Stilton

Nate & Kelley — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100

We eat a LOT of soup here. It's on the menu at least once a week and we can do that year round because by the time it's 6pm night has fallen and the air is generally around 60 degrees. With two under two in the house now, soup is also super helpful. Most soups can be built in parts throughout the day when you have a few minutes here and there and then come together in time for dinner and baths before 7pm bedtimes!

Canaan adores zucchini and Nate and I ad...

Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cake

Nate & Kelley — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0100

Happy Birthday to ME! Oh yes, this cake was.

I always want the perfect birthday cake, but most years I'm hemming and hawing three days before, not sure which cake will top last years. This year, I saw this cake MONTHS before my birthday, tagged it, and knew it was the one to request from my mom and sister on the big day.

I wasn't disappointed.

Turkey Salad with Apple and Basil

Nate & Kelley — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Now that Thanksgiving is over, you're being bombarded with new ways to use up all of that leftover turkey. Well, here's one more. Generally the majority of my turkey finds its way into either fajitas or some kind of a taco soup ... well, what I can rescue before Nate turns as much of it into gravy sandwiches as he can.

Well this year I found myself with a plethora of leftover green apples, along with the turkey, due to my poor recipe reading skills. &nb...

Cinnamon Pull-Apart Pumpkin Bread

Nate & Kelley — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:47:28 +0100

I kept seeing photos all over the internet for this Cinnamon Pull-Apart. Essentially you make the same dough used for cinnamon rolls. The only difference is the methodology in which the rolls go in the pan. It looked cute and I kept hemming and hawing over making it, but decided that cinnamon rolls themselves just couldn't be beat because there is more center and less edge.

But then someone posted a spin-off of this new recipe which involved pumpkin and ...

Chicken and Black Bean Tostadas

Nate & Kelley — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:58:01 +0100

Isn't it tragic when you're rushed, hungry, and eating an hour later than you meant to so you end up taking a terrible picture of some wonderful food? It is to me because I look at this picture and think, "This isn't going to make anyone rush home to whip this up."

But you should. You really, really should.

Spring Asparagus Gratin

Nate & Kelley — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0100

I love asparagus. I love it plain, roasted with just a little bit of olive oil and lemon juice. I love it blanched and incorporated into salads.

And I love, love it with cheese. Good, creamy, piping hot cheese. I could eat this for lunch. I could eat it and call it dinner. I might be able to eat it for breakfast. Mm, no probably not. But it's delicious.