Archive for 'Eat it' Category

In this issue of Happy Elf Digest…Christmas Cookie Baking!

The joy and festivities continued yesterday with a full day of serious cookie baking.  My mom came with three huge laundry baskets (that’s what she travels with–not suitcases or bags.  Laundry baskets.) full of baking artillery.  Sheet pans, hand mixer, about 37 lbs. of flour and sugar, and of course a Pampered Chef cookie press.  [...]

Quick Butternut Squash Ravioli

Typically, the thought of homemade ravioli conjures a ton of work–between making the dough, then making the filling and then assembly.  Who needs it, the night before Thanksgiving?  Lucky for me, my friend Donna gave me a great idea for fast wonton/raviolis that make great use of leftovers.
Last night’s dinner was chicken cutlets, brussell sprouts [...]

Dinner at The Bedford Post Inn

I’m no food critic, by any stretch, and although I like to cook and eat, I’m not even a chef.  So don’t think of this post as a technical “restaurant review”.  I don’t feel like I have the authority to claim that my opinions really matter!

Saturday night I went with my friend and neighbor to [...]

In which I begin a sordid love affair with Paris Pastry Lab

I’ve been complaining lately, both to myself and out loud, that as I approach 30 it becomes more and more difficult to keep my weight in check.  I eat pretty well and I’ve been exercising more than ever–although my attempt at Indihop was short lived.  (Dude, that shit is hard!)
Well, it appears that I’ve been [...]