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rolled baking powder biscuits

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

After four months of making these biscuits for Food Science lab, this recipe should be firmly embedded in my brain somewhere. Week after week, we made two or three batches of these biscuits and tested and poked them all kinds of ways. We added cinnamon and dried cherries, or onion and chives, or bacon and [...]

la paz salsa

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Let me first say that when it comes to hot, fiery, capsaicin-spiked foods… I am a wimp. I can’t even take the “spicy” options at fast food joints. Hot pepper flakes on spaghetti or hot sauce on taquitos makes me tear up and sniffle like crazy. I’m forced to always reach for the “Mild” versions [...]

pasta salad

Monday, October 27th, 2008

After years of following food blogs, I have learned at least this: some people hate cilantro. AKA coriander. AKA Chinese parsley. I love the stuff, but evidently there are those who can’t stand it — not even a decorative sprig atop their plate.
So, if you are one of those people who think that cilantro AKA [...]