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Book Reviews

Fortune Cookie Chronicles - Jennifer 8 Lee
How Italian Food Conquered the World - John F Miriani
Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace (and a cupcake recipe to go with it)

Medium Raw - Anthony Bourdain
Salt a World History - Mark Kurlansky

Food and Beverage Reviews

Magic Hat HiPA and Heavy Seas Loose Cannon IPA
Walkerswood Jamaican Jerk Seasoning

Restaurant Reviews

Bayou Bakery - Arlington VA

Georgetown Cupcakes - Washington DC

Heidelberg Pastry Shop - Arlington VA

Kiraku - Berkeley CA

Phuoc Lac - Falls Church VA

Snap and Baked & Wired - Washington DC

Sugar Plum Vegan and Temple Coffee - Sacramento CA

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Tartine Bakery Shortbread Cookies

When I moved away from San Francisco, I knew there would be three things I would miss more than anything else in the world or even more than life itself. I was going to miss Green Apple Books , Mission Chinese Food , and Tartine Bakery . The twisting corners of the book store, the numbing sichuan lamb face of Mission Chinese food, and most of all, the great french style desserts at Tartine. I loved their lemon tarts, their almond croissants, everything. I'm not at the place yet where I feel comfortable making those amazing croissants, but I thought I would try their shortbread cookies. These were by far the best shortbread cookies I've had in my life. They were firm when you broke them apart with your fingers, but they melted in your mouth the second they touched your tongue. They were light and super buttery. I've never had a cookie like this before in my life. Best of all, this recipe is extremely easy. Anyone can make it just as delicious as the bakery. T...

Secret Recipe Club: Sesame Seed Cookies

It's time for a special installment of the Secret Recipe Club . As you all know, Secret Recipe Club is a weekly collection of recipes from a great group of bloggers. Every Monday, the particular group makes a recipe from another member (in secret, of course) and reveals it on the given day. It's great fun and you get to learn about some great recipes and amazing blogs. Usually I post with group C on the third Monday of every month. That's today. The months of December/January are a little weird because groups C and D take a break in December and groups A and B take a break in January in order to accommodate for the holidays. I thought I was going to have to miss out on SRC this month, but then I learned they were doing a cookie swap. It sounded perfect, especially around the holidays. Instead of having a member of Group C this week, the cookie swap mixed folks from all different reveal groups. This gave me the opportunity to explore Sid's Sea Palm Cooking...

Secret Recipe Club: Homemade Orchetti with Italian Sausage and Fennel Fronds

It's Secret Recipe Club time of the month again. As most of you know, Secret Recipe Club is a group of bloggers who make another member's recipe (secretly) and reveal it on a given day. This week, group C is revealing their creations. It's so much fun to explore another member's blog and also see some old recipes other people may make from yours. It's great to get back to the club after our hiatus from the end of December through the middle of January. This is our first week back and I'm really starting off my first post with a bang. When I found out I was cooking from Manu's Menu this month, I got super excited. Her posts always look amazing and she has a wonderful assortment of Italian foods and otherwise. I knew I wanted to make a pasta dish from her site. She has so many great tutorials and pasta recipes, it seemed like the thing to do. I almost got sidetracked by her Curry puffs and Chicken Biryani . I even considered making her veal saltimb...

Rye Hot Dog Buns

Sometimes, I love a good hot dog, but the hot dog buns always leave much to be desired. I finally made my own hot dog buns and they weren't difficult at all. They were somewhat sweet with a not too strong rye and caraway flavor. They were soft and toasted perfectly. This is a hot dog that will go great with strong mustard and kraut. Do not sully this dog with ketchup. The cool thing about hot dog buns is making them with the slit down the middle. How do you get them to stay attached? I didn't initially understand how to make these buns, but I've attached a diagram that should explain how to make these. Try them for your next BBQ. I guarantee you won't want to go back to regular hot dog buns. This post has been submitted to Yeastspotting Rye Hot Dog Buns Ingredients ¾ cup rye flour ¾ cup milk ½ cup onion, diced 3 tbsp honey 2 Tbsp butter 1 Tbsp yeast 3 cups AP flour ¾ cup water 1 Tbsp caraway 2 tsp salt 1 egg white 2 Tbsp water Directions Pu...

Secret Recipe Club: Spinach and Feta Stuffed Chicken Breast

It's Secret Recipe time of the month again (really, my favorite week of the month). For those of you who don't know, Secret Recipe Club is a great group of bloggers who make another member's recipe (secretly, of course) and reveal on a given day. It's a wonderful way to meet some new folks and remember some old recipes you may have forgotten long ago. The 3rd Wednesday of the month belongs to group C: my group. This month, I had Mangia Blog by Chelsy. Her blog is very health focused with plenty of paleo and gluten free recipes to serve those of you with those diets. (I try, it's difficult. I like bread and cheese far too much). But she has a sister with celiacs in a giant Italian family. I guess that would inspire me to learn gluten free cooking/baking too. The only thing wrong with her blog: too many options! The recipe index is actually rather daunting, especially with all of the gluten free, paleo, vegan, etc acronyms after the links. I was very intere...

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