Bánh Mì, how I crave thee. Bánh Mì s a baguette sandwich that exemplifies the fusion of Vietnamese and French cuisine. Merci, colonialism. French ingredients include crusty baguette and mayonnaise, while the Vietnamese ingredients include cilantro, cucumber, shredded carrots and daikon radish. And heat! Lots of heat from hot peppers. Many forms of protein can be […]
You’d think all I do is bake muffins and more muffins. And that’s without writing a thing about the TWO versions of carrot muffins I baked last week (version one was sinfully sweet, while version two was wholesome enough to make the kids suspicious). And it’s not really all I do. Want proof? Why, just last night, […]
Strawberries! It’s strawberry season, and we have lots of them growing in our front yard. When you are so blessed with strawberries… sometimes, well, you get a little sick of them. It’s a fun challenge to think of something to do with them other than freezing them (though that’s good too. In the winter, you’ll […]
There were two mushy bananas and two bruised pears sitting in the fruit bowl, recriminating me for not having eaten them before they started to go bad. Now, they are “the best muffins I’ve ever eaten.” That’s a direct quote from the Wonderful Man. Banana-Pear-Almond Muffins AKA Recrimination Muffins AKA The Best Muffins Ever! Ingredients […]