4 August 2011

food lessons from paris

had a nice visit to Paris with my parents, and was surprised to learn a few things about food in France:

as expected, the food at most of the random French restaurants we tried was delicious. unexpected: the portions were huge.
any dessert that even mentions chocolate is swimming in it. and chocolate shops are everywhere.
moules frites: [...]

11 June 2011

hobby chocolate

break time! I needed a snack, so I thought I’d try something new–and what better than a retro-looking chocolate bar?

the Hobby

oh the excitement…

Hobby revealed

too bad it’s kinda gross. Chocolate covered fake-banana flavoured thing on a layer of marshmallow. ew…

28 September 2009

fudge cake

I made a cake yesterday that was so good I had to share the recipe. It’s from Joy of Cooking. I pared down the amount of sugar (as I usually do with this book) and it turned out great! Here is my edited version:

1 3/4 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup [...]