Monthly Archives: February 2011

Two new obsessions

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Since I started an actual fire inside my oven last night and set off our smoke alarm, I think I need to tweak the recipe I was using a bit before posting it. In the meantime, I wanted to tell … Continue reading →

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Award-winning bourbon chili

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

Toby doesn’t cook much, but he does make chili. In fact, he was already an award-winning chili chef when I met him. Of course, the award may have had a little to do with the fact that the judges were … Continue reading →

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Red velvet cupcakes

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

You know what today is, right? Arizona’s 99th birthday! What better way to celebrate that — and that other holiday — than red velvet cupcakes? You need cake flour for this recipe, and I thought I had a whole box. … Continue reading →

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Barbecue sauce – 2 ways

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

I wanted some Eastern North Carolina-style vinegar barbecue sauce for the pulled pork, but I figured I couldn’t buy it in Maryland. Then, when I started looking for a recipe, I realized it is super easy to make — as … Continue reading →

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Slow-cooker pulled pork and coleslaw

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

When I started thinking about our Super Bowl party, I immediately decided I wanted to make pulled pork and chili. Toby has an award-winning chili recipe and will be posting that later. But I thought the slow-cooker would be perfect … Continue reading →

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More Super Bowl cookies

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

Remember the polka-dot helmets? I figured out a way to turn those polka dots into the Steelers logo: I didn’t take a lot of photos of the frosting and decorating process with these because it was the middle of the … Continue reading →

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Purplicious

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

There will be Super Bowl cookie photos and meat galore later. First, some nail polish. If you couldn’t tell from the giant ballet flat at the top of the page, pink is my favorite color. But I also love purple … Continue reading →

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Cheesehead macarons

Posted on February 6, 2011 by

Don’t worry, I didn’t forget the Packers! I was just having some trouble with the lemon curd I made earlier. I tried using the “teal” color from the Duff jewel colors pack, but it turned it blue. So don’t do … Continue reading →

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Steel Curtain macarons

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

Are you ready for the Super Bowl? I’m totally not. But I do have some cookies, so that’s a good start. The first cookies I made today were Steelers macarons — yellow shells with chocolate ganache. I used the same … Continue reading →

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There’s always room for more…

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

In honor of the Super Bowl, and of those nachos I posted earlier, I bring you the best PSA ever. … ’til you explode.

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