When I was a kid we used to have English peas all the time, which as far as pea-land goes (and admittedly I have not gone very far into it) they have got to be the worst. I can’t stand them. I would push them around on my plate and count out about five to…
It seems that October comes, wait no the middle of September comes or sometimes even August, and the whole world goes on a pumpkin craze. All pumpkin foods, all the time. The countdown to Starbucks having their pumpkin spice latte back, which I don’t even care about because blech, coffee. And sometimes I can be…
Among things I do not like, tomatoes rank pretty high up on the list. I wish so badly that I could like tomatoes. There are so many classic dishes that everyone loves (spaghetti for one) but they involve tomatoes, and cooks all over the world swear that even your pickiest child will love such-and-such dish…
I think that there is a lot of unnecessary fuss around pizza dough, with special ingredients and special processes and really it makes it all sound so intimidating. I don’t really know a lot of people who make their own pizza dough. Probably because it is so easy to buy at the store. But I…
Basically this is the best chocolate cake I have ever had in my life. And basically that’s all you need to know, so just go ahead and scroll on down to the recipe if you want, and I will completely understand. But (if you’re still with me) here’s a little more background. I don’t like…