Oftentimes I begin to compose posts for this site in my head, far from my computer screen. Whether I’m driving through suburban Maryland trying to avoid 495 or laying in bed trying to fall asleep, stories will begin to form in my head. Incidentally this is also how I wrote my wedding vows, over the [...]
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Cutting an Onion
The Finer Points.
So in my life list I pledged to start creating one video a month for b&s. This was in lieu of an attempted foray into video tutorials last year that went nowhere. Later I regretted not being more active so today I bring you this month’s video installment.
I took advantage of a [...]
Bagels, Revisited
While I hate to bog you down with any one kind of food (except, of course, for pie), I also really hate to publish recipes that I don’t think are up to par. And while last weekend’s Jalapeño Bagels were tasty and the perfect food for our massive hangovers, they were not the perfect bagel. [...]
Roasting Garlic
Since we’re on a bit of a hummus bender, I decided to branch out this weekend and make both roasted garlic hummus and spinach and feta hummus. I had never roasted garlic before, and I thought it was a good skill to have (think of how many delicious dishes include roasted garlic). I did some [...]
Pumpkins 101
So, this isn’t a recipe so much as a tutorial. And it is inspired by the fact that recently I served one of the most tasteless pumpkin pies I’ve ever made. And I don’t mean tasteless as in not so classy, I mean flavorless. It was horrible. And I didn’t do anything differently to my [...]
