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High Heels in the Kitchen
http://www.highheelsinthekitchen.blogspot.com
A chronicle of my triumphs and failures in the kitchen as a newlywed. Topics include my growing obsession with puréed prunes; my ongoing struggle to learn how to prepare dinner in less than two hours; cooking my first Thanksgiving feast, which was finally ready around midnight; and inspiring my meat-and-potatoes husband to try “weird stuff” like Brussels sprouts, duck breast, broccoli soufflé, and tofu.
- Added on: Jan 8th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: LNE
- Listed in: Home Cooking Relationships
- Tags: family humor marriage food cooking wife
Recent Posts
Gotta Love the Pig
Somehow, F and I have acquired reputations as pig lovers. I don’t know how this happened.Maybe it was this.Or this.Or this.Or it could be this:Or this:Or this:There’s no denying we love the pork. Tenderloin, bacon, belly, butt. Hocks, snout, shou...
MIA
MIA image courtesy of grorg.org/blorg/mia/I have to apologize for being MIA. F always teases that when I become interested in something (like food, for instance), I devote my every waking hour to it, to the exclusion of everything else. This is true....
Like a Crabby Old Woman
When we were little, B and I danced in the living room for our babysitter, flourishing hairbrushes and belting out "Material Girl" and "Like a Virgin" with abandon.Many years have passed since we were that unselfconscious.B arrived from New York City...
Scary Dinners From the Deep
Up next in scary dinners from the deep...Soft shell crabs!One of our favorite dishes is the Soft Shell Crab at New Tokyo on Broadway, which is deeply fried and delicious. These little crustaceans were just hanging out at Treasure Island the other day...
Quiz in the Kitchen
Weird head image courtesy of University of Michigan School of Public Health. Ganache. Ceviche. Panna cotta. If you watch cooking shows such as Bravo's "Top Chef" and "Top Chef Masters," you've probably heard these and other 50-cent food words tossed ...
Fish and Flowers
This is my first time making whole fish. As advised by various fish-focused websites, I looked for trout with unclouded eyes and shiny scales. These two were bright and glistening, which I found mildly intimidating. I'm used to fillets without skin o...
