In September, Brian and I went to New York to meet up with my family. They were in town for a big anniversary party.
While we were there we took a food tour.
The food was pretty fantastic.
The people watching was good too.
And it was nice to see my family.
I must say, I love New York- it truly inspires me.
Posted in Blog, Food, Photography, Travel
(Hey look! It’s another post about fear.)
If I were really writing this blog for me, there would be a lot of rambling. There probably is anyway, but this is the internet, which doesn’t feel like a very safe place. But sometimes people do such wonderful things here, like sharing ideas and art and stories!
I’m not sure if I should feel like they do or write like they do. I’m not sure if I have things worth sharing, or if I do, whether I can trust the internet to keep them safe. I can show you pictures though. This is my family, which is a piece of me. Protect it please.
Posted in Blog, Photography
I took my camera to school one day to take a few pictures for a project.
Looking back on those pictures, I found these two shots so strange and similar.
Why do people turn away from a camera? What are they so afraid of?
Posted in Other, Photography
It seems like all the bloggers are blogging, this Thanksgiving day, so I decided to join their ranks. (That sounds like a revised Christmas song, doesn’t it? “Twelve bloggers blogging!”)
I’m sure you’re all doing your Thanksgiving thing, and so am I. I’m in Oregon at my sister’s house and we have been cooking up a storm! Here’s the run down of our Thanksgiving for 15 1/2 people*.
Dinner:
Dessert:
Did we go overboard? You bet we did! And we’re loving every second of it!
Happy Thanksgiving!
*The half person is actually just a very small person who is not yet eating solid food.
This is my plate from Thanksgiving last year. It was pretty dang fantastic! Two of my favorite items were the green bean casserole and the sweet potatoes. Two of my contributions were unsuccessful- a mediocre bell pepper dip that I couldn’t get right and a lumpy pumpkin cheesecake. The only decent thing I made was these rolls, but they took so much time and effort that I wouldn’t bother again this year.
But about that casserole… My mom made it and it turned out fantastic. It’s an Alton Brown recipe, and really, who doesn’t love that guy? This recipe takes the classic Campbell’s soup casserole and does it from scratch. It takes more work, but it’s so so worth it. This year, to simplify, I think we’ll make the casserole in advance without the onions and heat it up with the onions on Thanksgiving day. What are your favorite Thanksgiving recipes?
Posted in Food
I haven’t had much time for cooking lately. Between midterms and starting therapy with my client this week, life has been a little crazy. (Halloween wasn’t even on my radar this year, but if it was, I would have dressed as this.) In spite of a major lack of time, I have still been stockpiling all of my favorite seasonal ingredients for the day when I can finally get into the the Fall spirit and cook up a storm of sweet, buttery, pumpkin-y goodness.
Here are a few of the Fall recipes that are currently on my radar:
Pumpkin Butterscotch Cheesecake Bars by Beantown Baker
Homemade Tart Cranberry Jam by Cupcake Project
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Chip Pumpkin Pie Muffins by Healthy and Sane
Pear, Cranberry and Gingersnap Crumble by Smitten Kitchen
Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts by the kitchn
Enjoy!
Shai
Posted in Food
I like to use this guide when I’m grilling steaks at home. We don’t have a grill, but a grill pan works just fine. B like his steaks on the medium well side of things so I usually follow the suggested grilling times then take the grill pan off of the heat and immediately cover it with tin foil as it rests. This helps keep the steak cooking through without the need for the oven. You could always leave the foil off if you like your steaks more rare.
Some simple (scaled down) scalloped potatoes, roasted broccoli, and garlic bread (with sugar in the butter), and we had a full-on feast! We’ve been having a few guest over lately and I have been loving it. Cooking for more people is so much fun and it helps me fine tune some of my classic dishes!
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