I definitely look out for regional food phenomena, a "when in Rome" kinda thing. If that means Jello salads in Minnesota, or an entire plate lunch in Hawaii, so be it. I think New O...

Oh my goodness, I'm going to try this out tonight!

I was lucky enough to sample Marisa's wares at the last Philly Food Blogger Potluck. She (and her marmalade) are awesome!

Oh my goodness! I need to get these! Also, I was at IKEA and picked up a vanilla sugar. I have yet to try it, but it seems like a fun baking find...

Numbers 5 (compost) and 6 (start a garden) on my list are going well. My first batch of compost is almost ready for use and the tomatoes and eggplants are in the ground. Now I just need to get on...

I'll be making bread pudding tomorrow morning!

Your posts are always so timely. I rarely make pancakes but I did this weekend. I used Hannah's Pancake recipe from Epicurious and they were awesome. I like the idea above of the savory breakfast ...

YES! I just started composting in Philadelphia. I have an Envirocycle which is a great bin- doesn't take up much space, easy to turn and latches up to keep critters out. We keep our waste in the...

Last year, a few of my friends started bartering... one was roasting his own coffee beans, another was baking bread and another was making homemade sausages. Every couple weeks they would share th...

Making Persian Love cake and having cocktails using my homemade chili tequila with friends... the cake recipe is here...

Their 365 brand peanut butter and chocolate chips are a great deal. In Philly they're $2 each, as I recall.

Chocolate cupcakes with salted caramel frosting!!

That is awesome! Another good cookbook for kids is Fanny at Chez Panisse, by Alice Waters. It's for older kids, but the recipes are simple and healthy, with sweet illustrations. I don't even hav...

Do pierogies count?? If so, they turned out really well, especially for a first try. I made a basic filling: extra sharp cheddar, potatoes and caramelized onions. As I rerolled the dough though,...

Just made homemade cereal with almonds and dried apples!

Thanks fizziwink! But for some reason the link won't work... you can also find me at kitchenplay.blogspot.com. And i actually decided to try out pierogies this weekend... the polish ...

I'm actually having a big cooking-for-freezing day today... black bean soup, pinto bean burritos, pierogies, shortbread. planning on blogging about it too later this week!

I was actually already planning on making ravioli this weekend! How timely... but I would like to make a large batch and then freeze some. What are the tricks for freezing well? Does anyone have ...

I want to start making jams and pickling things... start a garden... make more candy, particularly for gifts... I actually blogged about my 2009 food-to-do list yesterday...