I use cream cheese in everything I possibly can—salads, bakes, frostings, pie fillings, sides, dips … you name it. I can even eat it plain, right out the tub while watching my everyday episode of Breaking Bad. And so, I’m thrilled […]
The Kitchen Diary
The Perfect Pie Crust/Short-Crust Pastry
The perfect pie crust is golden brown when baked, buttery, soft and flaky, and practically melts in your mouth when you bite into it. Can you taste it already? “Only very clever men can bite pie without breaking crust.” […]
Better Buttermilk
I swear by butter and cream and milk too; buttermilk was new and certainly was a welcome change! “I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.” – Woody Allen The Fact: To get the amount […]
No Bratwurst, No Switzerland
There cannot be a sausage tastier than this … not until another sausage proves me wrong! “Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.” – Otto von Bismarck The Fact: In 320 AD, because of […]