To round off the week, I’m sharing one of my grandma’s many cake recipes. This was probably one of my favorite cakes growing up and oft requested as my birthday cake. I have neglected to make it until recently, when I was browsing recipes and realized that I hadn’t tasted this moist and flavorful cake…
Month: April 2012
The King’s Zesty Sloppy Joes
After I discovered Sriracha in college, I was determined to increase the heat of my meals as often as possible. For those of you who don’t know what produces the heat one feels after eating a chili pepper, here’s a little science lesson. Capsaicin is the chemical compound that produces a burning sensation in the…
Chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizza
Spring break my sophomore year of undergrad, my good friend, Lauren, whose dorm room was down the hallway from mine, invited me to vacation at her parents house in a suburb of Chicago with her. Aside from playing with her giant Newfie, one of my favorite memories is the dinner we had at Lou Malnoti’s Pizzeria….
Kitchen Substitutions
We’ve all been there. You’re in the middle of a recipe and you realize that you’re out of a particular ingredient. Just a little while ago, I was making cookies and realized that I didn’t have brown sugar. Rather than panic, I turned to a quick and simple substitution. In fact, there are a number…
Mom’s Sweet & Sour Salad Dressing
About a year ago my classmates and I had one of our famous potlucks. On this occasion I had decided to make my mom’s Spinach Salad with Sweet & Sour Dressing. It’s always been one of my favorite salads, but the dressing blew my friends away. Now, if we don’t have a jar of this…