Whoa. Trifle is a bit…much. But what is one to do when one has most of a batch of apple pie filling left? Right. Make a pie. (Or make apple cinnamon oatmeal. Or eat it on vanilla ice cream. Whatever.) But I’ve been contemplating combinations of deliciousness that could make a good trifle since I…
Season 4, episode 6: Sweet breads For over a decade, my family recipe for schnecken has been sitting in a “wouldn’t it be nice to make this” pile. I finally made them, and on one hand, the recipe is imperfect. On the other hand, the recipe is perfect. It’s a family recipe, not copyrighted to…
In The Great British Baking Show Masterclass, Mary Berry admits that she does not make her own puff pastry since it’s easier to buy it at the shops. Nevertheless, I lost my mind and decided that now would be a perfect time to make puff pastry from scratch. (I mean, now is a better time…
Follow up to season one, episode one: what to do when you have four leftover egg yolks. What is the best thing made with egg yolks? Lemon curd. There is no room for debate here. I am right, 100%. Except that 1. the recipe I selected to use had too much butter in it, and…
Netflix arrangement, season 1, episode 1. Cake week. Signature challenge: Swiss rolls. The contestants made: lemon curd roll orange and aniseed sponge with honey cream cardamom, pistachio, and coffee chocolate orange with orange jelly filling pistachio with strawberry strawberry and creme pat raspberry and lemon red velvet and white chocolate tiramisu apricot and basil with…
I briefly considered applying for a job in Delaware. My lunch has spoken and told me I need to stay in DC.
Is there anything more enjoyable than a brief item from a 19th century newspaper? For example: A man was taken out of the Canal last night by the Watchmen and carried to the watch-house. He was so far gone as to be unable to give any account of himself for three hours, but when he…
One of the benefits of the current location of the DC Office of Public Records is its proximity to the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site and the Carter G. Woodson Memorial Park. On my way to the office to catch up on some work today, I stopped by the park to honor Dr.…