From us to you on this warm Wednesday. Adapted from The New Basics Cookbook by Julee Rosso & Sheila Lukins, one of my all-time favorite cookbooks. Bittersweet Chocolate Ice Cream 4 extra-large egg yolks 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup milk 1 cup heavy or whipping cream 7 oz. good-quality bittersweet chocolate, broken into small pieces […]
Yogurt Granita
This is the next recipe I’m going to try. Doesn’t it sound perfect for a sunny, breezy day? Yogurt Granita (from Cookie Magazine, July 2009)…[Update on 10.11.10: Cookie Magazine is no longer being published. This recipe can be found on Epicurious instead.] Serves 6 | 10 minutes active time | 3 hours total time The best […]
Friday Evening Bonfire
Well, we had an exquisite time last night, eating and drinking and laughing with friends (oh yes, and repeating ad nauseam–“How do you say that? Yes, please?” “No, honey, why don’t you just leave that on the ground.” And “You can go up to the house to go to the bathroom, or just drop your […]
A Homemade Life
As you may have noticed, I’ve not asked any controversial questions recently. I know. What is up with you these days, Elissa? Well, I’ve been hashing away major life quandaries in my recent novel, and the exhaustion this causes has led me to more relaxing and mind-not-required things on my off hours. Today, I’ve pulled […]
Vintage Seed Packet Sugar Cookies
C’mere. I want to show you something that will blow your socks off. See those sugar cookies above? The ones with the photograph-perfect seed packet pictures on them? Pssst. They’re edible. Yep, you got it. The wafer-thin paper is made of potato starch, vegetable oil, and water…and placed over the cookie using corn syrup and […]