I DID IT! HAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!

admin | August 2, 2010

If you’ve been around awhile, you may remember this post, in which I bared my shame for all to see. I’ve attempted biscuits a few times since, with more or less unspectacular results. A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with my mother, in which I lamented yet again my failure to make an [...]

More culinary experimentation

admin | March 11, 2009

I had every intention of posting yesterday, but then I got bogged down with errands and chores and whatnot, and time got away from me. Hot on the heels of last week’s failed biscuit experiment, I decided I’d try something else this week I’ve never made before. Roast beef beast. (Srsly. It hasn’t been called [...]

Two men connecting with their wood

admin | March 4, 2009

BAT FIGHT Alas, the Great Biscuit Experiment of 09 did not work out as well as I’d hoped. They weren’t exactly hockey pucks, but they weren’t what I’d call light and fluffy, either. I know I didn’t overknead — I barely touched the dough — so I suspect either elderly baking powder, or more likely, [...]

My failure as a Southern cook

admin | March 3, 2009

When it comes to most cooking, I do all right. I can follow a recipe as well as most, and when I get the urge to experiment, which is often, that generally turns out okay as well. When it comes to most Southern cooking, I also do all right. I make good cornbread (not like [...]