December 2010
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2011.
it’s no secret that i’m (somewhat) obsessed with interested in thomas keller. no matter what you think about spending months of savings on one meal, you have to admit the man’s a genius. i mean, he’s solely responsible for my acceptance of eggs as edible. just last night i had a salad topped with a fried egg. would i have done that prior to eating his perfect egg atop a...
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2011.
it’s no secret that i’m (somewhat) obsessed with interested in thomas keller. no matter what you think about spending months of savings on one meal, you have to admit the man’s a genius. i mean, he’s solely responsible for my acceptance of eggs as edible. just last night i had a salad topped with a fried egg. would i have done that prior to eating his perfect egg atop a...
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cookbooks of the year...according to various...
all this year-end hubbub is making me miss christmas already. i’m currently working on a post filling you in on our christmas dinner - complete with a recipe for my favorite item on the menu. but first - because time is of the essence - and because we only have a few more hours left of 2010, here are two lists of the year’s best cookbooks. see anything here you own & agree that...
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happy new year - happy hoppin' john
the bone-in ham i ordered for christmas dinner was enormous. literally more than half of the meat AND the bone are stowed in my freezer. as luck would have it, that ham bone will come in mighty handy today as i prepare our traditional new year’s day hoppin’ john - a feast of black eyed peas richly flavored with the meaty ham bone. i’ll serve it with collards (which are meant to...
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start the new year right...i guess.
i don’t know anyone who hasn’t made some kind of wacky resolution for the new year. and most of them involve food. i mean, seriously, if i look at facebook one more time and see yet another friend who has an update detailing their decision to entirely cut out carbs or to only eat like a cave man, i’m probably going to go crazy. and then ship them a loaf of bread. or some...
light reading
i think i’ve told you that i’m tough to buy for…which is why this year i prepared a very specific christmas list. and guess what? the wonderful people in my life delivered! i got nearly every single thing on the list - minus the knives. which is fine because i went out and purchased one myself with my christmas cash! but, really, i’m mostly excited about the books....
someone else has a crush on ina...
i love ina garten. aside from ronnie fein, she’s one food lover i’d love to spend the weekend with. i imagine us neck deep in cooking projects all the while snacking on some kind of delicious who-knows-what that she whipped up especially for my visit. then she’d take me for a ride in her convertible and we’d visit all her favorite food-related places. then we’d come...
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bacon wrapped green beans.
i’m so tired to two things:
people suggesting i add bacon to any of my baked goods. you know, because bacon is “everywhere” right now.
people suggesting i take part in the abomination that is cupcake wars. you know, because cupcake wars is “everywhere” right now.
i won’t put bacon in my baked goods. period. stop asking. and i don’t need to be on cupcake...
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cookbooks of the year...according to various...
all this year-end hubbub is making me miss christmas already. i’m currently working on a post filling you in on our christmas dinner - complete with a recipe for my favorite item on the menu. but first - because time is of the essence - and because we only have a few more hours left of 2010, here are two lists of the year’s best cookbooks. see anything here you own & agree that...
light reading
i think i’ve told you that i’m tough to buy for…which is why this year i prepared a very specific christmas list. and guess what? the wonderful people in my life delivered! i got nearly every single thing on the list - minus the knives. which is fine because i went out and purchased one myself with my christmas cash! but, really, i’m mostly excited about the books....
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full christmas report - plus bonus recipe!
i can hardly believe the holiday season is over. i actually think i’m one of the only people on the planet who’s sad about it. while i’m certainly excited to welcome in 2011 and to see what the new year will bring, a part of me is a bit sad that the days of eating and cooking with wild abandon (and pounds & pounds of butter) are now just a memory. speaking of memories, our...
Kitchen Vignettes: When you’re used to plain... →
ronniefein:
When you’re used to plain yogurt and dried apricots for breakfast every day, the rare, occasional blueberry muffin becomes a luxurious treat. It’s not as if I can’t buy a fresh blueberry muffin at any bakery or coffee shop, any time. Or even make my own. They only take a few minutes to make and a…
i’m always on the lookout for the perfect blueberry muffin - can’t...
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baby, it's cold outside
i’m the type of gal who’s always hot. winter, spring, summer or fall i sleep covered only in a sheet and a light blanket. i’m not much for winter coats. as i type this the heat hasn’t kicked on in our house yet this morning, but i’m sitting here in a teeshirt. and i’m not cold. because i’m always hot, it’s difficult for me to get in the mood to sit...
congrats, pretzel rolls!
oh. did i say pretzel rolls? i meant congrats, grüner! with the end of the year upon us, so many publications are pulling together their ‘best of the year’ lists - and grüner is on quite a few of them. fantastic! i most definitely think [given the deliciousness of the lunch menu] this is very well deserved. and, seriously, if you live in portland and you have not yet dined at grüner...
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questions & answers!
ronniefein replied to your post: what’s for dinner?
Oh! 2 Butters and pretzel rolls! TK would be so proud. What is the ham dish about? Tell us!! And please tell us about that special ice cream. What flavors. Wish I could come. Sounds fabulous. Good luck.
thanks so much, ronnie! answers to your questions: yes. two butters and pretzel rolls. that portion of my evening with TK will stick...
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dutch process v. natural cocoa
dear lord, what is going on out there? planet cocoa must be in retrograde, either that or everyone’s had too much holiday baking to do… …i have literally been asked 22 times since monday what the difference is between natural cocoa and dutch processed cocoa. you’ve all got cocoa on the brain! at work we use natural cocoa in our (delicious) chocolate cake. it’s a bit...
reading list
i have two new favorite food-related blogs, and you should be reading them both: frites & fries the portland pickle
you’re welcome.
what's for dinner?
i keep talking about the dinner party i’m having this weekend, so i think it’s only fair that i share the menu: sprinklefingers 2010 christmas eating! my approach to the menu: classic comfort foods with a down-south twist. we’ve got a true southern gentleman dining with us and i always like to make him feel at home. we’ll be sipping two champagnes and an oregon white and an...
reading list
i have two new favorite food-related blogs, and you should be reading them both: frites & fries the portland pickle
you’re welcome.
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birds of a feather
i’m in love with sprinklefingers’ readers. especially ronnie fein. we’ve found a connection through food - talking about it, thinking about it, cooking it - and we have a place to discuss it all (the magical internets.) and it’s a good thing we have the web because ms. fein lives all the way on the other side of the country - in the land of quick trips into NYC and all the...
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dutch process v. natural cocoa
dear lord, what is going on out there? planet cocoa must be in retrograde, either that or everyone’s had too much holiday baking to do… …i have literally been asked 22 times since monday what the difference is between natural cocoa and dutch processed cocoa. you’ve all got cocoa on the brain! at work we use natural cocoa in our (delicious) chocolate cake. it’s a bit...
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baby, it's cold outside
i’m the type of gal who’s always hot. winter, spring, summer or fall i sleep covered only in a sheet and a light blanket. i’m not much for winter coats. as i type this the heat hasn’t kicked on in our house yet this morning, but i’m sitting here in a teeshirt. and i’m not cold. because i’m always hot, it’s difficult for me to get in the mood to sit...
let's go here and do this!
anyone who says, “make it yours” when referring to bread dough is someone i want to hang out with. first watch the video: how to cook bread with tim hayward (of the guardian.) then visit bertinet’s home on the web.
what's for dinner?
i keep talking about the dinner party i’m having this weekend, so i think it’s only fair that i share the menu: sprinklefingers 2010 christmas eating! my approach to the menu: classic comfort foods with a down-south twist. we’ve got a true southern gentleman dining with us and i always like to make him feel at home. we’ll be sipping two champagnes and an oregon white and an...
congrats, pretzel rolls!
oh. did i say pretzel rolls? i meant congrats, grüner! with the end of the year upon us, so many publications are pulling together their ‘best of the year’ lists - and grüner is on quite a few of them. fantastic! i most definitely think [given the deliciousness of the lunch menu] this is very well deserved. and, seriously, if you live in portland and you have not yet dined at grüner...
let's go here and do this!
anyone who says, “make it yours” when referring to bread dough is someone i want to hang out with. first watch the video: how to cook bread with tim hayward (of the guardian.) then visit bertinet’s home on the web.
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pulling it off.
in less than one week i’m hosting a plated christmas dinner for 10. each time i’ve been asked if someone can bring something i say, “oh, no. thank you. i’ve got it handled.” and i do. i DO have it handled. but, just between you & me, i’m already a little tired. i wish i could say that i’ve planned a simple menu. but i haven’t really. just this morning i decided to add a soup course. and it was...
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pulling it off.
in less than one week i’m hosting a plated christmas dinner for 10. TEN. each time i’ve been asked if someone can bring something i say, “oh, no. thank you. i’ve got it handled.” and i do. i DO have it handled. but, just between you & me, i’m already a little tired. i wish i could say that i’ve planned a simple menu. but i haven’t really. just...
cookies everywhere.
yesterday i made six double batches of cookie dough. first up, holiday sugar cookies. then, chocolate chunk cookies with vanilla sea salt. then, peanut butter cookies. next up, chocolate cookies with sour cherries and toffee. then butterscotchies. and, finally, mexican wedding cookies - my favorite holidaytime treat. what’s a girl to do with all that dough? well, first of all, as soon as i...
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he says it best:
I don’t cook for me. I cook for you.
- thomas keller.
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this just in!
holy crap! i sat down at my computer this morning all ready to fill you in on how i’m planning to pull off christmas dinner for 10 using one oven that has a single rack, and instead i find something so amazing that it trumps all other posts! …FINALLY the truth comes out about semi-homemadester sandra lee’s famous Kwanzaa Cake! turns out sandra lee didn’t actually write the...
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this just in!
holy crap! i sat down at my computer this morning all ready to fill you in on how i’m planning to pull off christmas dinner for 10 using one oven that has a single rack, and instead i find something so amazing that it trumps all other posts! …FINALLY the truth comes out about semi-homemadester sandra lee’s famous Kwanzaa Cake! turns out sandra lee didn’t actually write the...
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balsamic onions - for teeny pies and more!
if you’ll recall, at thanksgiving, i was on appetizer duty. i made teeny pies. and while i had previously given you a recipe for an onion version, at thanksgiving i upped the deliciousness a bit by adding a bit of best quality balsamic vinegar to the onions as they were cooking. the results were…well, delicious. AND because i was wrapped up in a flurry of activity around thanksgiving,...
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birds of a feather
i’m in love with sprinklefingers’ readers. especially ronnie fein. we’ve found a connection through food - talking about it, thinking about it, cooking it - and we have a place to discuss it all (the magical internets.) and it’s a good thing we have the web because ms. fein lives all the way on the other side of the country - in the land of quick trips into NYC and all the...
3 tags
balsamic onions - for teeny pies and more!
if you’ll recall, at thanksgiving, i was on appetizer duty. i made teeny pies. and while i had previously given you a recipe for an onion version, at thanksgiving i upped the deliciousness a bit by adding a bit of best quality balsamic vinegar to the onions as they were cooking. the results were…well, delicious. AND because i was wrapped up in a flurry of activity around thanksgiving,...
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fingerling potato & sausage pizza
by this time i’m hoping you’ve given homemade pizza dough a shot. it’s so delicious and so easy and so economical, you just have to do it. and once you’ve made your own dough, you can start creating the most delicious pizzas, ever. once such pizza for us is potato & sausage. hearty and delicious - it makes the perfect winter’s night main dish. when i make this...
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whether you like her or not, this is hilarious
one of my favorite things to do is troll open web forums (involving food) and see what people are talking about. in the following paragraph, paula dean deen has a huge fan…willing to, basically, tell anyone who doesn’t agree with paula’s greatness that they are just sick. sick i tell you! here’s the initial post:
PAULA DEAN
Posted by MALTYMOM, December 13, 2010 at 11:52...
whether you like her or not, this is hilarious
one of my favorite things to do is troll open web forums (involving food) and see what people are talking about. in the following paragraph, paula dean deen has a huge fan…willing to, basically, tell anyone who doesn’t agree with her on paula’s greatness that they are just sick. sick i tell you! here’s the initial post:
PAULA DEAN
Posted by MALTYMOM, December 13, 2010 at...
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what's on my christmas list?
i’m tough to buy for, i’ll admit it. i also don’t like surprises. [i’ve told you before i’m really no fun.] so, to make things easier for everyone, each year i prepare a list and give it to my husband. and while he’d tell you he hates that i try to control even my christmas presents (who me?) i know he’s most likely thankful to have it all written down -...
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whoopsie!
i have had no time to update today because i am, basically, obsessed with wondering who’s going to be lucky enough to make William & Kate’s wedding cake. and, for that matter, what kind of cake? what will it look like? chocolate? vanilla? here’s hoping they’re as obsessed as i am. yeah, you’re becoming a princess but what’s your biggest concern? the cake....
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fan mail follow up...
oh, hey! lots of you are asking for links to the delicious-sounding items described in the fan letter i posted yesterday. i wanted to post this last night, but i went to a holiday party - see! i’m not as boring as you think! i went to a party and stayed out past 10pm! and i ate beef! now, that’s a party! happy christmas & all other holidays to you, here you go!
homemade whole...
fan mail? for me?
christmas came early! i got this really amazing note yesterday, better than any gift, and i thought i’d share.
Dear Sprinklefingers, In reviewing my culinary year, I owe a lot of my growth to you. Here is what I have accomplished (yes, I am floating my own boat, but more importantly I am thanking you and giving credit where credit is due). It all started with homemade crackers. I was...
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so, basically what you're saying is...
…i’m screwed anyways? la times discusses study proving that parents have little influence over kids’ eating habits.
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vincent cranberry (and orange!) jam
my love for cranberries grown (with love) by the vincent family is no secret. i’m 100% positive they are grown in magic bogs. they are sprinkled with magic yummy dust each night by cranberry sprites. this kind of trickery is the only way i can explain the delight that is a cranberry from the vincent family farm. honestly, they’re that good. back when i first saw fresh vincent...
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unlimited fruits & veggies?
wow. there’s some major rumbling going on out there - can you hear it? dieting powerhouse weight watchers recently changed up their point system to put an emphasis on whole, unprocessed foods. in the past apparently a calorie was a calorie, but now the diet plan looks at the type of calorie, and people on the plan are outraged. outraged, i tell you! i’m not a weight watcher, formally...
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fingerling potato & sausage pizza
by this time i’m hoping you’ve given homemade pizza dough a shot. it’s so delicious and so easy and so economical, you just have to do it. and once you’ve made your own dough, you can start creating the most delicious pizzas, ever. once such pizza for us is potato & sausage. hearty and delicious - it makes the perfect winter’s night main dish. when i make this...
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today!
finally. it’s here. the day i’ve been waiting for since my kid began preschool:
MY DAY TO BRING THE SNACK. yes! i spent the majority of yesterday afternoon making animal crackers. but, really, that’s no big deal. instead - for me - the big deal was serving apples whole and not sliced. i cannot even begin to explain why, but i got it in my head to serve each kid a tiny apple, and...
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