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May
31
Posted by the Misanthropic Hostess.
I’ve already bored you with stories of our fall camping trips, now let’s move to early summer. Most years growing up, our first two weeks of summer break were spent in the Sierra Nevadas. As a very young child, we would camp in an incredibly remote area called Jackass Meadows. This was boil-your-water use the outhouse sort of camping. It was called Jackass Meadows because of the wild horses. And the campers. At some point my parents switched to Twin …
May
24
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I decided to try this recipe just so I could have an excuse to make lime sugar.
I know, right?
I used a citrus zester because I like to live a little dangerously and risk peeling half my thumb when zesting limes. You could easily remove lime peel with a sharp pairing knife. I also think a microplane rasper would work as well (though it would change the texture of your final product). Once your limes are zested and said zest is …
May
15
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Due to a leap year and some unusual academic scheduling, it just happens to be summer in my world. Of course no one told that to the intermidable marine layer that hangs around my little neck of the woods (to be fair, it does disapate at around 2:00 each afternoon. Of course it returns again at 3:00). But still, it’s summer. Even if it doesn’t feel like it. So, I’m celebrating now because by the time real summer rolls around in …
May
10
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I’m always on the lookout for a good chocolate chip cookie variation. So, when I came across one that included browned butter I said, ‘yes please and thank you.’ To add to the sophistication (this isn’t your kindergartner’s chocolate chip cookie), I added toasted walnuts and used super dark chocolate chunks.
Not a lot of process photos here because, well, browned butter isn’t very attractive on its own and at its core, this recipe follows basic chocolate chip cookie protocol (go …
May
3
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Poufs it appears, are all the rage these days. I’ve been seeing them everywhere. What began as a trickle a couple of years ago (I think I first saw them on Apartment Therapy) has gained momentum in what feels like a comfy deluge. I believe the gold standard remains the leather Moroccan version (quite possibly from whence this trend has emerged). But really, they now come in all colors, patterns and even shapes.
And guess what? You can make your own. …