Who is Susan? We don’t know! This recipe comes from the Melting Pot II Cookbook, which was a kick-ass collection of recipes from the parents of one of the pre-schools in Santa Barbara. A friend of ours, Debbie Lipp provided this recipe from her friend Susan. Whoever Susan is, she makes a good scone! 1 […]
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The Vesuvio Sandwich
This might be the first sandwich recipe on the blog. When Dan returned from a daytrip to New Jersey, he admitted that he’d had a sultry and unforgivable lunchtime affair with a Garden State native who “had more meat than I could get in my mouth”. Some asshole named Vesuvio. Turns out Vesuvio is a […]
Pão de Queijo – Brazillian Cheese Puffs
I remember looking this recipe up on the internet in around 1998 and I had to do exhaustive searching to find a single recipe. Now there are tons, as well as several videos of how to make it. Pão de Queijo are just as easy to make as buttermilk biscuits, but are arguably more delicious. […]
Banana Bread (with chocolate!)
There are countless recipes for banana bread, and I consulted four cookbooks to come up with my own version. This one is primarily based on the recipe in The Melting Pot, but has a few variations. To be extra decadent, I added dark chocolate chips instead of walnuts–everyone knows that nuts in dessert are revolting, […]
Iftaar with Christians
So the other day, while playing cards at my friend Rim’s house, we got to talking about cooking, and I mentioned that I really don’t know how to cook any Syrian food. She offered to show me how to cook some upcoming Friday(her day off). We ended up deciding to make it an iftaar, since […]
Almost like I knew what I were doing
A Yankee Meal: Navy Bean Soup, Parker House Rolls, and Concord Grape Pie
Tonight we have the first frost advisory of the year here in Ithaca, so it’s a good night to stay home and have a comforting meal. Also, I didn’t feel like doing my homework, so I basically got food (at the farm and farm-stand) and cooked the whole day. I even took pictures this time! […]