Category Archive: Fancy

Oeuf à la Coque

I have been obsessed with Oeuf à la Coque ever since visiting a friend in Miami years ago when his amazing French wife made it for me. But I’d never attempted to make… Continue reading

Pine Nut Sea Salt Truffles

I hung out with this guy once who was a legitimate cook (like had culinary training, or whatever). And he said that with cooking you can kind of do whatever you want, but… Continue reading

Orange Ginger Truffles

The road to these truffles involved several detours, but I’m very happy with where we ended up!! The original recipe was from Shin Shine and called for candied ginger pieces… Enter Detour #1:… Continue reading

Grilled Eggplant Parmesan

Wow this one was good! I got the recipe from Food and Wine Magazine – the actual magazine, from the subscription from my lovely brother! Anyway, I’ve never tried to make traditional eggplant… Continue reading

Mandarin Almond Cake

I needed a gluten free cake to make for my friend’s birthday, and I didn’t just want to use gluten-free flour in a regular recipe (don’t pretend!) A work-friend of mine was adamant… Continue reading

Root Vegetable Gratin

This was yet another opportunity to use parsnips instead of potatoes, with delicious results!! I got the recipe from Taste Food, and, with the one obvious exception, followed it! Except I think I… Continue reading

Pumpkin Pie for Passover

This pie/crust has a longish tradition for me, ever since middle school when I had a friend come over and we wanted to make a dessert, but it was Passover (which at that… Continue reading

Breakfast Bread Pudding

Back when I was looking for a savory French toast recipe, I stumbled upon this French toast casserole from Unhealthy Vegan (no offense, but it’s not really that unhealthy!) Also I really think… Continue reading

Palomas with Frozen Grapes

A friend and I were making pre-dinner drinks for which we had: Tequila Grapefruit Italian soda (really we wanted grapefruit juice and seltzer, but the store didn’t have grapefruit juice – wtf??) Limes… Continue reading

Savory French Toast Bake

This was an insanely delicious and out-of-the-ordinary take on French toast that I highly recommend! It sort of combines French toast with your favorite omelette, so really you can put in it anything… Continue reading