~Making the Leap from Louboutin to Le Creuset
This humidity that is facing Philadelphia is starting to make me think Florida wasn’t as toasty. So, to cool things off, I decided to break in my new ice cream maker. Giada de Laurentiis did a chocolate chip ice cream made with ricotta and I thought this might be fun to try, except with Jersey blueberries fresh from Maple Acres Farm. One tip with the ice cream maker – make sure to let the bowl freeze overnight or else you {Read More}
Ever start baking and when you go to pour the contents of a bowl into a mixer or pot and things go EVERYWHERE? My counters could tell of countless spills and "oops." NapaStyle has showcased these POURfect bowls and the idea is genius. Couple that with the sassy red color and I think my kitchen is in need of a set or two.
The great folks over at POM Wonderful sent over some pomegranate juice for this cook to play with. With this massive heat wave that engulfed Philly, it was no surprise that the sky said "Enough" and it was torrential downpours that signaled a day of kitchen experimentation. While the temperature outside has cooled off a tad, I still did not want to use the oven if I could avoid it. Last week, I made a ton of chicken stock after {Read More}
The grill has often been a place of mystery for me. However, last year, I started to work through my apprehension and bought an electric grill. Why electric you ask – well, per my apartment’s housing rules in Altamonte, due to a nasty 4 alarm fire that we had there was a ban on any charcoal or gas grills. Luckily for me, my new apartment in Philly has the same rules. I went with the large Foreman grill based on {Read More}
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