a recipe blog focused on seasonal ingredients
for better or for worse, i seem to have a penchant for innovation, by which i mean, making things difficult for myself. take these crispy waffles for example: i didn’t want to use standard waffles ingredients, such as buttermilk (because seriously, when have you ever had this in your fridge when you needed it?!), or standard techniques, like folding in whipped egg whites (because dragging out the mixer for breakfast is just too much sometimes)….
last summer, i got it into my head that i wanted to try making chai frozen yogurt. after all, i love all things chai and what better way to enjoy chai in the summer than frozen? we’re certainly not turning on the oven for chai-spiced apple cinnamon rolls, though i have to say, i can’t wait for cooler weather to return so that i can start testing those… anyway, i ran out of time last summer to tinker with chai frozen yogurt and i put the idea on hold, waiting for frozen dessert making season to roll around again….
team, this pizza crust is, put modestly, amazing. the modesty continues as i tell you that i took jim lahey’s basic recipe (yes, that jim lahey *salty language warning*), and, uh, improved it….
this grilled corn and tomato pasta is basically summer in a bowl. aaaaand it comes together in about 20 minutes, all the while *barely* heating up your kitchen. sold?…
recently my husband and i went to the annual yarmouth (maine) clam festival and i’m really glad we did. not because we like clams (we don’t) and not because the weather was beautiful (it was really hot). no, i’m glad we went because of a bunch of folding camping chairs….