MISSALANEYUS

Category: EAT/DRINK

  • Food Project: Cinnamon Rolls

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    Although I cook a lot, yeast gives me a lot of anxiety. I’m always watching it unsure if it’s doing what it’s supposed to. Did it rise enough? Was the milk warm enough? Is my yeast old? Did I use the right kind of yeast? For someone who bakes regularly, I’m kind of a hot…

  • Cookbook Review: Nigella Kitchen

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    This month, I’ve been cooking my way through the cookbook Nigella Kitchen. I’m a huge fan of Nigella Lawson and have been for many years. I adore her cooking show and was excited to dive in to this one. If you’re not familiar with her, here she is looking as beautiful as always. I don’t…

  • White Chocolate Bark with Pretzels, Almonds and Dried Cherries

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    I am not a candy maker. The whole thermometer thing has me completely intimidated. That being said, I can make bark. Bark is basically candy for people who can’t make candy. This little recipe is from Cooking Light. I’ve had it bookmarked for a year with the intention I’d make it at Christmas. Toasted almonds,…

  • My Mom’s Snickerdoodles

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    My dad is a bit of a cookie monster. There are many shameless stories about his love of cookies dating back to when he was a little boy. His favorites are chocolate chip, but there are times when he requests snickerdoodles from my mom. This is her recipe. To this day, snickerdoodles are still some of my favorite…

  • Hot Cocoa

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    This month, I really wanted to try making my own hot cocoa mix. I assumed it would be simple, but wasn’t sure where to find a great recipe. After a quick Google search, I found Alton Brown’s. I consider him to be a reliable resource, so I gathered the ingredients and whipped it together in…

  • Christmas Cookies

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    For the past several years, I have taken a day off of work and gone on a baking bender. It’s one of my favorite traditions, but last year, I knew I would put the brakes on it for a while. While I won’t be dedicating an entire day to Christmas treats, I can’t imagine celebrating…

  • Drink & Be Merry

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    We had some friends over to watch football and eat an unhealthy amount of queso. I’ve been wanting to try a mulled apple cider recipe I found in the October issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray for a while now and thought this would be a good excuse. Our largest pot was occupied with chili,…

  • Cookbook Review: The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook

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    I’ve been a fan of the blog Smitten Kitchen for a long time. Deb’s recipes are always fantastic. Her attention to detail and quest to find the perfect version of a meal means that any time I cook her food I’m floored with the fantastic results. When I heard she was coming out with a cookbook, I waited…

  • Food Project: Indian Food

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    Since August, I’ve been tackling one food project each month. For November, I chose Indian food. While the timing might seem a little off, I imagine that by Saturday, when you’ve had your fill of turkey, something different might sound just right. I chose simple recipes for Dal and Chicken Tikka Masala and was happy with…

  • Mashable

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    With Thanksgiving just a few days away, I wanted to share one of my new, favorite mashes, a butternut squash and potato mash. Butternut squash and yukon gold potatoes get jazzed up with brown butter, sage and a hint of freshly grated nutmeg. A wonderful compliment to any meal, it doesn’t take long to prepare. Make…