Recipe Fridays: Porchetta Sandwich of the Century

Every once in a while, I discover just how amazing I am. Sincerely, I am not bragging here.Just telling it like it is.Really, though, it’s how amazingly well I treat myself.I mean, sometimes life just takes a turn for “WTF” and you kind of want to just curl up in a ball and roll over and say “Forget it!” but insteadI made myself a sandwich.Not just any sandwich, my friend. But a pretty damn close approximation of … omfg… Roli Roti!!!Oh no I didn’t – but OH YES I DID *whimperYeah, that good.It’s a little labor intensive, but the end result is so [...]

Yorkshire Pudding

Some years ago, I visited the British branch of my family and learned how to make Yorkshire pudding.  The name is pretty misleading because it’s not a pudding at all, it’s sort of what you’d get if a popover and a soufflé got together in Britain’s Yorkshire county.  Typically it’s served with roast beef (my Aunt L makes a fabulously succulent one) and it must be eaten rather quickly the way you would a soufflé lest it deflates.  The interior of a Yorkshire pudding is moist, pillowy and soft, while the exterior is golden brown and thinly crisp.  The sum [...]

Recipe Fridays: Chicken Hash

It’s pretty difficult coming up with what to make on a regular basis for another person besides myself.  In the past two years of living alone, I’ve done a lot of cooking for myself, with minimal time spent cooking for the BF (and he’s told me a few times how he misses my cooking).  The problem is that I’ve become so accustomed to making whatever I want, that sometimes… I make something delicious that there is no way in hell he will enjoy because of one of the ingredients.  This is one of those cases.  Try as I may, BF [...]

More Homemade Pop Tarts

Last week, black raspberry pop tarts were in the spotlight, and I focused mainly on the crust.  And just in case you’ve forgotten what it looked like:

This week, my eyes are on the fillings.  Specifically, Nutella.  I briefly contemplated a key lime marmalade filling but nixed it because it has a similar consistency to the black raspberry jam and I wanted to see how the pastry would do with a heavier, denser filling.
Turns out it makes a big difference.  But we’ll (ha! I just used the royal “we”!) get to that in a minute.
I decided that while cutting out eight [...]

Recipe Fridays: Strawberry-Almond Crème Muffins

I don’t bake.  You know that.  I know that.  I’m fine with it.  But I still try, every so often, because BF loves sweets, and like 90% of sweets are baked, right?  Anyway, I stumbled upon this recipe recently in a magazine and decided, what the heck.  Let’s give it a try.  (And if I were an actual baker, I might try using my own dough, but as it is… I’m not!) My muffin tin was only 6, so I used two silicone ramekins to bake the last two.  Fresh out of the oven.  Remember, they contain jam and [...]

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