Julie | August 21, 2005
I’m not a huge fan of lemon desserts. I like things sweet, and the tartness of the lemon can be a little overpowering. Give me chocolate any day over lemon. However, I started getting a taste for lemon bars when I served on a university search committee, and ate them at every candidate presentation. I [...]
Julie | August 20, 2005
Last weekend we got together with a bunch of friends from work to watch movies and share a potluck dinner, partly as a farewell to Jeremy for the fall semester. It was my job to bring desserts, and I agonized long and hard over what to bring, changing my mind several times. I didn’t settle [...]
Julie | August 8, 2005
Despite the heat, I did quite a lot of baking this weekend. I took pictures of most of it as I went along, but Jeremy has those pictures on his laptop, so they’ll have to go in another post. I do have a few pictures from Sunday, though, so I’ll talk about that. Sunday Baking [...]
Julie | August 4, 2005
A continuation of my inordinately long list of culinary discoveries this summer… 5. One of my goals this summer was to practice roasting whole chickens. I’ve only done it twice, which is less than I had hoped, but they came out great both times, so confidence is high. They were both Cooking Light recipes, a [...]
Julie | August 3, 2005
While Jeremy was away at school, I tended to make the same few dishes over and over again: ones I knew I liked both fresh and as leftovers, and that made enough to last me several days. This largely translated to soups and stews, and a few casseroles and pasta dishes. I did the same [...]
