I can’t believe how easy it is to make real-deal pickles! It doesn’t even require any cooking or heat. I can’t wait to make these pickles for my youngest sister, who is a pickle nut. When she was a kid, she would get giant buckets of pickles as gifts for all occasions. I can check her next birthday present off of my shopping list! To make PICKLES, get some nice looking cucumbers. I was looking for kirby cucumbers, like the … Continue reading
When I lived in Paris, there was this wonderful Indian restaurant down the street that always put long sprigs of mint inside their carafes d’eau. I loved it because the subtle minty flavor was a nice palate cleanser between bites of their spicy curries. I started growing mint in my Aerogarden, and it’s really taking off. I have a few other plans for the mint, but this water infusion is definitely the easiest. Just fill up a water jug, clip … Continue reading
I first posted this chicken recipe over two years ago, but since then, a few things have changed and one has not. The differences are that I now have a better camera, more access to natural sunlight, and a greater willingness to avoid cooking shortcuts, so my food and pictures look much more appetizing than they did back then. The similarity is that this parmesan-crusted chicken remains SO simple to make and delicious to eat. There’s a funny narrative behind … Continue reading