English food has gotten a bad rap. Sure, Nigella Lawson and Jamie Kennedy have started to right this wrong, but whereas people go to Paris to try some of the traditional bistro…
Author: emiglia
Spicy Roasted Chicken Thighs
I’ve been meaning to post about this chicken recipe for awhile. I got it off Luisa‘s site: it’s a recipe for spicy roasted chicken thighs. I accidentally forgot to mix the tomato…
Thanksgiving
I know… I know. I’ve been bad. It isn’t even that I haven’t been cooking! I have tons of recipes to share, plus I just got back from England, where I ate…
Rice Pudding
Sometimes, you just need something hot and delicious. I made myself rice pudding on one of those days recently, and of course, when I told my friend, she laughed at me. Aren’t…
Ratatouille
It’s a really good thing I got interested in cooking, or else I would have spent all of last July eating stuck-together spaghetti with a bit of jarred sauce. Let me explain….
Fried Eggs
What is it about fried eggs? They’re like a completely different animal from scrambled eggs or omelettes. There’s something about the barely cooked yolk breaking all over whatever else is on your…
The Best Chili Ever
I’m not terribly impressed with the picture… but there was no way I couldn’t blog about this. This is the chili to end all chilis. I don’t know if I’ll ever need…
Halloween Party: Pasta, Cupcakes and… Britney Spears?
I know that most people celebrate Halloween with candy… so how in the world did I end up spending my holiday with pasta, cupcakes and Britney Spears? I suppose I should begin…
The Wednesday Chef: Florence Fabricant’s Fettuccine with Mushroom Ragú
I am in love with this blog. I already posted about the Belgian Brownies, which, coincidentally, I plan to make again tonight for our Halloween festivities. But I also ended up raiding…
Stephen Cooks: Chocolate Espresso “Mayan” Cookies
Wow… this Magazine Monday thing is not off to a good start for me. It’s because of midterms, but I know that’s no excuse… I’ve been pretty lazy with the book reviews…