
I’m back!
Hi there! I needed a little break from this space after the wonderful craziness of the 12 days of Christmas, so thanks for having some patience. I also took this time to send in grad school applications (!!) and, with…

Check me out on Science Meets Food!
Big news! Someone other than me published my writing on the internet! I developed and wrote a post all about tapioca maltodextrin for Science Meets Food, the blog for the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association. Maltodextrin is a strange…

Braised chicken drumsticks with smoked paprika and green olives
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, ten lords-a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying Five golden rings Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves,…

Soft garlic breadsticks
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Eleven pipers piping, ten lords-a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying Five golden rings Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge…

Lord Woolton Pie
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Ten lords-a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying Five golden rings Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear…

Homemade ladyfingers and tiramisu
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying Five golden rings Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree Tiramisu,…

Homemade ricotta
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying Five golden rings Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree. I spend so much…

Cream puff swans
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying Five golden rings Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Happy New Year! Here’s hoping 2015…

Egg and hashbrown nests
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Six geese-a-laying Five golden rings Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree. For a pretty simple idea–bake hashbrowns and an…

Jam-filled baked donuts
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Five golden rings Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtledoves, and a partridge in a pear tree. The neighborhood caroling party anchored my family’s holiday traditions throughout…