A Home Cook's Journal of Tastes & Morsels
I have forgiven myself. I exhaled once, I am at peace. Beurre Meunière is the kind of term reserved for a classical preparation. Though its origins are peasantry, it requires some level of technicality and execution. I say this, because I have seen burnt butter before. [which is also delicious in certain circumstances, of course,…
So, I’ve been at this blog thing for a few years now, and I still think that recipes are complicated. Writing my first post ever, I remember grappling with the concept of having to put words to the process of turning dough into scones. Similarly, I struggled to explain taste-testing when it comes to adding…
I fear you might be judgmental of the information I am about to disclose. And I am sure there are a lot of reasons why I should think twice before sharing this, including, first and foremost, the fact that Julia Child is probably shaking her head at me so powerfully it could transcend several decades,…
Let me tell you a cute story about this one time I shaved a bunch of carrots and apples into a bowl. As you may remember, my family visited me this past August, and I loaded them up with vegetables and cookies. The part I left out is when my sweet cousin started to wonder…
My name is Kelsey and I have a problem called Salad. I realize this doesn’t seem like the most serious of afflictions, but there’s this part of me that worries about the implications. See, it all started back in June, when I made some Chipotle Turkey Taco Salad. Before I knew it, I was slicing…
There has always been a part of me that has been drawn, like a bumble bee pulled toward floral nectar, to the sickeningly sweet feeling that accompanies nostalgia. If you were to see what I brought with me to Florida when I relocated back in June, you would find fewer things, and the most gem-like…
I have been reading a book written by Naomi Wolf-her most recent, for those who are interested-whose topic spawned from a personal event in the author’s life. Due to trauma to the spinal column, Wolf encountered what she described as a monotone experience of the world. This propelled her toward research that would lead to…
