I'm new to the food-blogging scene, having just started in January of this year. I would often sit for hours on my computer and read the incredible food blogs of folks like David Lebovitz, Clotilde at Chocolate & Zucchini, or Fanny over at Foodbeam. Sure I would daydream about having a blog of my own, but I've never considered myself much of a writer, and could tell that there was a lot of time
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Gluten-Free Turkey Soup Recipe
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An easy, homemade turkey soup simmered in a Crock Pot  . |
A Cure to Slurp
A certain soup slurping and prickly individual (we won't name names, to protect the innocent) has been feeling under the weather for so long now the sensation is in danger of becoming a habit. Yes, the tree pollen onslaught continues. Blessed by a wet winter, Southern California trees are celebrating with copious amounts of pollen, and who can blame them?
Hence, your intrepid gluten-free goddess has been up to no good, stumbling and mumbling around her freshly painted apartment in a Snuffleupagus
stupor, thick-nosed and unable to string two coherent sentences together, never mind invent a new recipe for her lovely and devoted readers (that would be, You). Ears and sinuses filled with unspeakable things do not a creative, exhuberant cook make.
stupor, thick-nosed and unable to string two coherent sentences together, never mind invent a new recipe for her lovely and devoted readers (that would be, You). Ears and sinuses filled with unspeakable things do not a creative, exhuberant cook make.This is when a Slow Cooker
can save your life.
can save your life.Pie Day! (whoops - that should be Pi Day)
Alright folks - this Sunday will be Pi Day (3.14), sure it's more an occasion for math geeks, but hey, the only thing keeping us foodies from jumping on board that bandwagon is one lousy "e". So, the question is... whatcha making for Pie Day?
For me, I'm thinking along these lines..... Shall we all meet back here on Sunday to show off what we made? It's a date!
Happy baking :-)
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For me, I'm thinking along these lines..... Shall we all meet back here on Sunday to show off what we made? It's a date!
Happy baking :-)
There's veggies in them - they've got to be good for you!
Growing up in Canada during the 70's, Carrot Cake is one of those things that we were treated to every now and again. Even today, it seems to be one of those things that often pops up at family events and birthdays and office parties everywhere. The problem is, they're not usually very memorable. Still, most people like it, which is why I included it the "wedding cake buffet" I made for my
what to do with 150 “leftover” macaron shells
So I completed my MacAttack challenge using the recipe I have had the most success with, but as Jamie pointed out in her lovely comments to me, yes, I had a tonne of leftover macaron shells. I’m not sure just how big they make their macarons – maybe the size of a hamburger – because the recipe says it makes *20* sandwich cookies – I got 90. That’s right, 180 shells in total. Well, seeing as I
Make a wish...
This post is a bit different because it has no recipe. I am indeed using this post as a detox, a confession, something that I want to talk about and found nobody to listen but that screen and typing board and of course you! It started when I was looking at some food blogs that I always liked and admired and still do. The kind of sites full of amazing pictures, stories and wonderful recipes. They catch your eyes with their beautifully captured and meticulously arranged images. The blogger tells Beautiful stories that are simple yet they keep you stuck to the screen until the end. Some of the amazing ones get even the privilege to be nominated for different awards, like the one organized by Saveur Magazine lately. I so envy everyone who is nominated and wish them the best of luck because some of these blogs are just gorgeous, and deserve the best awards!
when I started this blog, I wanted to create something sophisticated, original and most importantly, I wanted to establish a reference. what I ended up with?? just "a blog". My heart aches every time I think about it. I am around here once every one or two months. I am a perfectionist, and due to lack of time and never ending family demands, I find my self very limited and having only two choices : either do nothing, or just do whatever! snap a pic before one of the kids wants his afternoon snack, or needs help with homework, then the husband asks about lunch or dinner while your head is thinking about that mousse cake topped with a glossy fruit jelly,a chocolate decoration using the transfer sheet I was so excited to buy from Sur La Table (my heaven!) and never got the chance to use yet, and wait the cake should stay in the fridge overnight......ahh!! will I have time tomorrow to...even remember the existence of that cake?!!
At the end I have to say that because of you, followers, that this blog is surviving. It is through your sweet comments and encouragement that I get the strength to come back and post again, even once in a trimester. I want to tell everyone who appreciates my very little work, Thank you!!!.I, on my side, still have hope to make this blog a perfect one......one day :)
les macarons parisienne
As many of you already know, or are finding out, I **LOVE** Paris. I love the architecture, the shopping, the language, the culture, the people... everything - especially the FOOD. And one of the Frenchest (is that a word? yes, I'm going to go ahead and decide it is) things you can eat while in Paris is le macaron. You can hardly walk down the street without seeing these shiny, colourful