Posts Tagged ‘ pistachios ’

Battle Pistachio: How to Finish First

January 11, 2011
Battle Pistachio: How to Finish First

I suppose all I needed was a good excuse to whip up an angel food cake, and then purchasing the specific cake pan would be an easily-made decision that in no way needed to be put off any longer. Truth be told, I can’t seem to decide why I haven’t made an angel food cake before, but I’ve made it a habit of straying away from the recipes that say “fold the whipped egg whites into the batter”, because I’m definitely an overfolder, with the likely resulting flat cake – so maybe that’s why. You’ve never seen a souffle on here either, have you? And I have made one of those, but it sunk miserably into the ramekin, hiding like the head of a turtle in traffic. It seemed like only yesterday when I was guzzling chorizo-infused margaritas, but apparently it’s been two months, which meant only one thing:...

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Balls to the Wall

October 12, 2010
Balls to the Wall

You’ll note that this site is a little skimpy on the appetizers. Well, sorta. Here’s the deal: there’s a direct correlation between the length of the snack section and the number of dinner parties I either host or attend. Aside from Iron Chef, they’re sadly few and far between. As a result, the stack of ‘to make’ appetizer recipes is rather long, often from way-old magazine editions, and even those recipes often get tossed out before they get their chance to shine. Every so often though, I hold onto one for dear life, desperately hoping for an excuse to try it out, and to share it with some well-deserving friends. Sometimes it just takes a while, but those recipes eventually surface, and then I wonder why I waited so long. I mean really, appetizers can be shared among two people, right?! Sure they can, but sharing them is much...

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The Gut Buster

Eating good, healthy food is an admirable goal. It’s a really good goal. Sometimes though, it’s just. so. dang. hard. Ya feel me? Exhibit...

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