*Drool.* (That’s basically what happened to me the first time I stumbled across this recipe.) It’s the end of National Ice Cream Month, and I am still on a homemade-ice-cream-for-all kick. No ice cream machine? No problem! This ice cream really did require a lot of patience, though. First I had to make dulce de […]
I tend to resist buying things if there is the slightest chance I could make them at home. Things that are delicious and definitely need to be a part of my life. Things like dulce de leche. But then, often, I get scared or distracted, and before I know it two years have passed and […]
A few weeks ago, Sarah told me that she had a dill plant that was threatening to take over the world, and asked if we could possibly put it to good use? Um, YES! I must admit that I’ve never really liked dill. (I think I have admitted that before.) It just reminds me of […]
If you’ve been hanging around here for a while, you might know that my mom has a lot of food intolerances. We don’t get to share as many meals as I would like now that we live in different cities, but I am always looking for recipes and treats to share with her! Ice cream […]
Summersummersummersummersummersummersummersummersummersummersummersummer, tomAto, tomAto! COOOOOOOORN, COOOOOOORN. Haha. Maybe that was mean. (If you, like me, *unwillingly* watched and re-watched bizarre internet cartoons back in the early 2000s—but now look back on that time with fondness—and if not, then your current confusion makes me feel old and/or young.) But I kid. Anyway. Make some quiche! Quiche is […]
The first day I met my husband, he shared a little analogy with me. “Dave is to strawberries as Melissa is to muffins.” (I had just finished telling him that muffins were my favorite thing to eat, ever.) As we got to know each other better, he totally held up his end of that analogy […]
A while back, I mentioned that I am growing acorn squash this year! I have a little container vegetable garden on my porch, and almost everything I am growing is thriving. Except, sadly, for my acorn squash. It all started out brilliantly: I had four plants that were green and leafy and growing like gangbusters. […]
I’ve been thinking for a while that I should give dal another chance. The first time I made it, I used a crockpot recipe that turned out to be super boring and a little like eating dirt…and Dave said, “Well what do you expect? This is what lentils taste like.” But since then, I have […]
Tomato Tartines with Truffle Salt
I have been on an open-face sandwich kick lately. Simple lunches really are a pleasure, aren’t they? And now, at the beginning of tomato season, what could be a better way to enjoy that pungent, bursting flavor than fresh on a slice of warm, toasty bread?
You are going to LOVE me. (Or hate me.) I have found the perfect ice cream recipe. I mean seriously. Hang up your hat, make yourself at home, look no further, this is the best ice cream in the world. Just in time for National Ice Cream Month! Why is this ice cream so perfect? Let […]