These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things (A Giveaway)

My Favorite Things

**Be sure to read the entire post for details on the first BAH Giveaway!**

We all know about Fraulein Maria’s favorite things.  In case you need a refresher, the list includes:

  • Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
  • Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
  • Brown paper packages tied up with string
  • Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels
  • Door bells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles

A list of my favorite things isn’t nearly as lyrical…if only Rogers and Hammerstein has scored a musical about cooking then maybe there would be a show tune that includes: Continue reading “These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things (A Giveaway)”

Poached

Uncooked
Before

After the underwhelming outcome of my egg experiment, I wanted to give it another try. So I tasked my friend Google to see what other recipes were out there. The short answer is a lot. Most of the ones that I found involved baking the eggs in the oven. But there was one from Williams Sonoma that was more like a poached egg. I liked that approach because poaching, as a gentler cooking method, gives me a little more wiggle room before I go from raw to rubber. Continue reading “Poached”