Hold on to your hats ladies and gentleman — this cake is rich! If there could be a theme song to play while eating it, it would have to be “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” This music video is pretty strange and has no bearing on how good this cake is. The cake uses 99% and [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Chocolate Layer Cake
Posted in baked goods, cake, desserts, tagged chocolate, layer cake on November 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Twittering Turkey Day
Posted in blog post, tagged thanksgiving on November 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Just when you thought there wasn’t enough to do on Thanksgiving, I’m going to add a new media twist to the Thanksgiving cooking and preparation. I won’t Tweet while we eat eat, but leading up to that be sure to follow the days events @VoilawithEmily. And, as you prepare your meal, email me with any [...]
Mama’s Challah
Posted in breads, holiday, jewish cooking, tagged challah on November 23, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Mama’s challah. Or as my mom calls it: “the BEST challah.” And she’s right. The recipe from start to finish takes time (approximately 3 hours) so I either make it Thursday night or Friday afternoon when I get home. I prefer making it Friday so it’s fresh and warm out of oven; Here’s the [...]
Thanksgiving Check List
Posted in Vegetarian, baked goods, cooking tips, desserts, holiday, recipes, side dishes, tagged thanksgiving on November 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »
If you haven’t started thinking about what you’re doing to make for Thanksgiving…now would be a good time to start (wink, nudge: there’s less than a week to go!). You have the weekend to plan your meal, create a grocery list and spring into action. I haven’t gone as far as practicing serving the [...]
Basic Balsamic Vinaigrette
Posted in salads, side dishes, tagged balsamic, vinaigrette on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the latest trend in our house. I make different vinaigrette’s, they taste great and last for about a week. We eat a salad with almost every dinner so this comes in handy! The best part is that the recipe is super flexible so you could add different vinegars or ingredients to turn out a [...]
The TexMex Debate in Austin
Posted in blog post, tagged austin texas, texmex on November 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We just spent the weekend in Austin and had to cover a lot of culinary ground in 36 hours. Our friends we met made us a chart of the best restaurants to go to. As you can see, there 14 possibilities! A quick recap: James had a late night meal at a surprisingly [...]
Skillet Scallion Corn Bread
Posted in breads, tagged corn bread, scallion on November 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Moist corn bread eludes me. I’ve tried various different recipes and ideas and each time it comes out a little dry. It’s nothing a small bread of butter can’t cure – but what’s the missing ingredient that will create a corn bread that is good on its own, fresh out of the oven? The scallions [...]
Pumpkin Scones
Posted in baked goods, breakfast, brunch, tagged pumpkin, scones on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The scones come out of oven, I immediately try one, burn my mouth slightly and wonder if they’re not sweet enough. But after I let my mouth recover and the scones cool a little more, I realize that these not being so sweet ain’t a bad thing. I reminded myself that these are pumpkin scones, [...]
