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caramel…melts

caramel…melts

i don’t usually take photographs at an angle – that “artistic angle” so favored by food bloggers – but for some reason, the dead-on photos just don’t look as good. something about the straight shooting suppresses the cragginess of these cookies. so, caramel melts. this […]

bacon bread

bacon bread

i’m unable these days to really take on any big cooking projects, due to exhaustion from school. anything that requires more than an hour is pretty much out of the question right now, unless i don’t have to babysit it – making chicken stock comes […]

potato chip heaven

potato chip heaven

mmm…i had potato chips yesterday, for the first time in months. potato chips are wonderfully satisfying when you have a craving, if potentially artery-clogging. when i was a kid, my parents used to buy “krunchers” brand potato chips when they went on sale; though they weren’t particularly crunchier than other brands of potato chips, i suppose psychologically there was a difference, just because of the name. we also bought them for the flavors: regular, bbq, and jalapeno. after eating a handful of those jalapeno chips, you were doomed: your mouth was literally on fire, but you couldn’t stop eating them. and eating them. you see how this is a vicious cycle…

i haven’t made much of anything this week, due to apathy. actually, i just keep on scheduling things to do that don’t involve cooking (shame on me!). i fully plan to cook for 2 weeks solid once my summer internship is concluded. living 10 minutes away from star market, harvest, and whole foods is a blessing and a curse. in the works: the beaumes-de-venise cake on epicurious.com, a nanaimo bar fest (only viable when mika comes back), blintzes, and various dinner foods (including coq au vin with a real rooster, beef goulash, stovetop mac + cheese, moroccan chicken pie, saag paneer…). oh, and indian pudding. hmm, let’s add chocolate angel food cake to that list, too. next week i will have three opportunities to embark on new adventures, with dinner planned for tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. rats. i just remembered that the menu is set for two of those three days. ah, well, i will sneak some surprises in there somewhere. (more…)