Monthly Archives: December 2006

Citrus Juice, Citrus Zest

12/28/2006 | Topic: dessert, food spotlight, food., kitchen tips

I don’t just love using oranges and lemons and limes. I love using ALL of them (okay, maybe sans the pith). It is sheer pride and all smiles when I use both the rind and the juice from one of my citrus friends. I feel so responsible,… [more]

Lemony Green Beans

12/20/2006 | Topic: food., people to see, vegetables

Lemony Green Beans are the perfect blend of citrus, olive oil and kosher salt. When I named them Lemony Green Beans all I could think of was Lemony Snicket, a children’s series that my son read some time ago. It is actually a bit ‘dark’ and tragic—not… [more]

Snowball Cookies

12/19/2006 | Topic: dessert, food., holidays

I have powdery, sugary, pecan embedded glorious butter ball cookies sitting on my windowsill. They look like a row of snowballs, blissfully unaware that they are resting, warm and moist, on the inside. Snowball cookies are a perfect treat for this time of year. Meant to melt… [more]

Eggnog Pound Cake

12/14/2006 | Topic: dessert, food.

Tis the season to cream butter and sugar, turn cocktails red and green, crunch candy canes for peppermint bark, and come up with foodie gifts like eggnog pound cake. I made 6 mini loaves with this recipe, then wrapped, ribboned and labeled them to… [more]

Christmas Kazi

12/11/2006 | Topic: food., libations

Another holiday, another charming cocktail. I consider it my duty to commemorate the season with a signature drink, my pleasure to add a festive ‘toast’ to Mixology Monday, and certainly my excuse to try some yummy new mixers. Equally important is my… [more]

Pecan Crusted Sweet Potatoes

12/08/2006 | Topic: food., holidays, vegetables

It is sad, tear-worthy really. You know how you make a certain dish at Thanksgiving, the one that you [almost] enjoy more the second day? The otherwise forbidden treat, that special side-dish that you can’t wait to beckon off your fork? I realize Thanksgiving is quite over, but I cannot… [more]

Amazing Macaroni & Cheese

12/07/2006 | Topic: default dinners, entree, food., freezer, starch

Yes—I too ate the boxed version of macaroni and cheese in college. I would add smokies and/or broccoli to give it a little color and flavor (my other main indulgence was making Big Gulp size lattes on the $30 Krups espresso machine, back in the day we actually thought it… [more]

Answer: baked omelet, bruschetta & bread crumbs

12/04/2006 | Topic: food spotlight, food., freezer, kitchen tips

Question: What do I make with day-old bread? I am a big fan of knowing what to do with fresh bakery bread before it goes to waste; almost as much as I adore having all sorts of ready-made inspiration waiting in my freezer (like pesto) or pantry ([more]