Notes on Julia Child’s “Coq au vin” (chicken braised in red wine) with mushrooms and onions. Traditional French recipe. Rather time consuming, but profoundly delicious.
recipes
Peanut Butter Cookies
A Casual Experiment in Everyday Cooking: Three easy-ish recipes for peanut butter cookies – Betty Crocker, Martha Stewart, and Simply Recipes – compared
Vegan Peppermint Mocha Oatmeal
Vegan Peppermint Mocha Oatmeal is chocolate, coffee, quick, and kind of easy-ish.
Martha Stewart’s Best Buttermilk Pancakes
Martha Stewart’s Best Buttermilk Pancakes – especially with blueberries – are unparalleled. I used to think that pancakes were by definition boring at best. I was wrong. These are remarkable. Yes, a mix would be easier, if you want to settle for something serviceable. Yes, you could just go directly to her site and read the recipe, but then you’d miss all my smartass comments.
Dark Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
To hell with decadence. This cake is immoral. Dark Chocolate Olive Oil Cake is our spin on a hot water chocolate cake, which we’ve made with dark cocoa, buttermilk, and olive oil. Frosted with chocolate fudge cream cheese frosting, with a touch of cinnamon. You’ll love the way this cake will defeat your efforts at restraint.
Italian Pasta and Beans
Post tax stress disorder got its ugly fangs in your neck? Italian Pasta and Beans is a cozy comfort food that will ward off the worst fears of financial ruin, and it hardly costs anything. This recipe produces a homey, fork-appropriate pasta sauce dish, rather than the more traditional soup.
Beef and Beer Stew (with Puff Pastry)
You can enjoy this hearty Beef and Beer Stew just as it is, or you can top it off with puff pastry and make it into a fantastic pot pie. Either way, it’s best eaten while wearing your best flannel, after a long day of lumberjacking.
