Food. Drink. Entertaining. I collect recipes that I’ll never make and patterns I’ll never have time to sew. It’s a compulsion. My hard drive is always getting full, as are my email inboxes and bookshelves. Want to follow along? My collection on Pinterest is always being updated. | Or check out the Dining category…
Kitchen: Fireball Whisky Truffles (This recipe disappeared off Fireball’s website, so use it at your own risk!) Ingredients 20 ounces bittersweet chocolate (60 to 70 percent cocoa), divided into a 12-ounce portion and an 8-ounce portion, finely chopped 2/3 cup heavy cream 1/4 cup ( 1/2 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 3 tablespoons whiskey … Read more
The eternal to-do list: Pinterest dessert ideas Perusing my oldest Pinterest pins (on a Saturday night! How exciting!), I noticed how when I joined 5 years ago, I tended to only pin foods that were kind of kitschy-creative. And desserts. They were all desserts. Some early highlights: Sources: Wizard of Oz cupcake Lego mini-cakes–original source … Read more
Vegan Slow Cooker Sweet Potato & Black Bean Soup (adapted from Everyday Reading and Kalyn’s Kitchen) Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 t coconut oil ½ t ground cumin ½ t chili powder ½ t black pepper 1 t minced garlic 1/4 c chopped kale 1½ cups dried black beans, rinsed (or 3 cans black beans, drained and … Read more