I think that I have been so wrapped up in unpacking and painting and taking time to sometimes tell you about the food I make, that I have neglected to actually tell you about our new house. First of all it is amazing. So amazing in fact that we just may never move. But not…
So this dish basically made me have three realizations. One–bechamel sauces are a thorn in my side. Two–sometimes really hard work, and having a recipe take two or three times longer than you thought it would can be completely worth it. Three–I might have been a little crazy to make this and double the recipe….
Every Christmas growing up my mother would let each person in the family pick one Christmas treat for her to bake. My dad always asks for bourbon balls. My brother, chocolate snowflake cookies. My mom usually makes fruitcake bites for herself (not everyone’s favorite…and famously the only thing she has ever made that Gerrit has…
So I would say that this past weekend was pretty successful food-wise. My pumpkin pies were a hit. Everyone loved my pot roast I made the day after Thanksgiving. And my aunt tried a leftover piece of chocolate stout cake and it brought tears to her eyes because it was so good. Really. And these…
So I have pretty much all but told you that I am not going to be very helpful this Thanksgiving. Even worse, my actual Thanksgiving food post(s) are going to come after Thanksgiving, at which time I am sure they will be so very useful to you. But I have decided to offer you a…