i hate cilantro with a passion, also ginger, fennel and other licorice flavors, and caraway seeds. fortunately my husband feels the same way. we actually high-fived on our first date when we realiz...

we're having a dinner party tonight and i was just saying to my husband that i wished i had a great idea for a pitcher of some kind of wonderful cocktail to mix up. i don't, but after this post i ...

adequate storage, decent counter space, dishwasher! i would love to have a gas stove, but don't now. i'd also really love to have a window to look out while standing at the sink, but d...

i just finished making a raspberry version of the sour-cherry lambic sorbet. yummmy! http://threadtrace.wordpress.com/

i love that wallpaper... http://threadtrace.wordpress.com

when we were doing the cure i went on a hunt for good canisters. our apartment building has moths, so they had to be airtight. i fell in love with nigella's canisters, but they also were expensive....

my very first batch of ice cream is churning away right now! if this one turns out well i just might have the confidence to try some more adventurous recipes! that sour-cherry lambic sorbet sounds ...

this is one of my favorite kinds of meals! i love cannelloni beans in a vinaigrette with leftover veggies and salad greens. i like to use leftover steamed broccoli and some feta too! i'm insp...

i'd love to know of good brands of simmer sauces. i know there is one at trader joe's that i've gotten a couple of times that is some sort of indian spinach sauce. it was kind of bland, but a decen...

i can't wait to try that chicken salad! i love dill sooo much... http://threadtrace.wordpress.com

i must admit that i really enjoy just about every form of shopping, but grocery shopping is my favorite. i really love to cook, but also i think i can justify buying food much easier than a cashmer...

i had never thought of freezing them! i usually put them in the next morning's scrambled eggs for fear of them spoiling. now i'll be freezing them for meringues etc.

i'm crazy for garlic scapes too! i'm putting them in some risotto tonight. i also love them in stir fry. so good! now i have to try that garlic soup...

we've recently gotten addicted to pellegrino sparkling mineral water. i'd love to make my own, but how do i make mineral water? my husband really prefers the taste of mineral water to regular tap w...

thanks for the white chocolate link. i am allergic to white chocolate, but not regular chocolate. i still don't know what it is in the white chocolate that makes me so sick, but i'm guessing it's a...

i spent last weekend super sick with stomach flu. i somewhat have my appetite back, but feel very picky about what i want to eat. food and cooking in general isn't where my mind wants to be right n...

my first purchase was a double hitter: vodka and peach schnapps. 10 years later i still have vodka in my liquor cabinet, but the schnapps have no purpose here anymore...

as an anchovy-free alternative to your recipe, i suggest checking out the may issue of everyday food. in it is a recipe for proscuitto-stuffed artichokes. both recipes look tasty!

i haven't had green garlic before, but i am a huge fan of garlic shoots or scapes. they are the curly tops of the garlic. so fantastic in a stir-fry!

i have an indoor windowsill where i have one basil plant, a jade, and some succulents. i long for an honest-to-goodness garden, or even just a balcony where i can do some container gardening. oh we...