the chicken made me do it

To continue yesterday’s story of the chicken that could mend moods… I ate my rotisserie chicken legs over the sink as any single gal would.  Don’t you know?  You don’t absorb as much fat if you eat standing up and you burn more calories.  It’s a fact. 😉 So, after dinner, I stripped the restContinue reading “the chicken made me do it”

a crustless quickie

quickie?! no porn here, unless it’s food porn 😉 Trader Joe’s used to sell these awesome crustless quiches. They made the perfect lunch. I have missed them so. Saturday I woke at my usual M-F time of 5am and was awake. So instead of laying there wishing I could go back to sleep, I gotContinue reading “a crustless quickie”

I’m in Heaven…

My quest for pizza perfection is no secret.  Tonight was a giant leap toward that goal.  I’m going to apologize now, this is a long one.  I mentioned awhile back having checked out Peter Reinhart’s American Pie and his quest for the perfect pizza. My perfect pizza is a super thin crispy crust with a extra browned (pre-char) pizza topping.Continue reading “I’m in Heaven…”

blue cheese bacon dip

I woke up this morning at 2am. I do that every night actually. I wake up thinking about a tv show, a book, a recipe, or any random crap my brain deems I need to be reminded of. This morning I woke up thinking I bought walnuts for a recipe but never used them. WhichContinue reading “blue cheese bacon dip”

another freaking pizza?!

I think by now you know I have a special affinity for my pizza.  I’m always looking for new toppings and trying out various flour mixes. Today’s was a bit of a kitchen sink experiment.  With my baking bender of late, I’ve accumulated a few flours that needed to be finished off. Today’s recipe was, asContinue reading “another freaking pizza?!”