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Confections of a Foodie Bride
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Houston-area restaurant reviews, recipes, food photography, and fab food finds!
Recent Posts
The revolving door
Christmas baking is pretty standard around here. I make a Red, White, and Green Biscotti every year - it’s fool-proof, the raw dough tastes awesome, and everyone loves them. With every passing year, I’ve pretty much had to double the pre...
Snow day
There’s something about cold weather that makes me want a warm, full belly and food that I can eat with a spoon our sip from a mug. Hot chocolate, chicken pot pie, chili, and mashed potatoes go into heavy rotation when the temperature dips bel...
How to impress a boy
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach? Thank goodness that isn’t implicitly true otherwise this blog would be titled Confections of a Lonely Foodie. The first time I cooked for my husband… it was nothing short of a disast...
Cup o’ noodles
Neither of us had much exposure to Asian/Asian-inspired cuisine growing up. I’ll make the easy stuff (fried rice, pot stickers, some sushi, Mongolian beef) but I leave the “real stuff” to the pros. I pretty much cower at the though...
Accidentally, On Purpose
When I asked for cinnamon roll recommendations, my friend Kelly recommended her favorite recipe: Alton Brown’s Overnight Cinnamon Rolls. Five minutes after taking inventory to make cinnamon rolls, I poured the last of the milk into a big tall ...
What’s in a name
There are a few ways to guarantee I’ll make a recipe: 1. Give it a creative name that piques my interest. 2. Show me a pretty picture of the dish. (I’m a visual person. You can’t convince me a dish tastes good if it ain’t pre...
