Roasting Rambler

Sometimes great meals come out of cooking with what you have laying around. Lacking any ideas for dinner, I looked through my frig and saw that I had some asparagus and spring onions that...

One of my favorite warm weather treats is a cold Italian soda. Originally, I paid for them in coffee shops and restaurants. Recently, however, I procured a Sodastream for myself to make...

My parents have been planting fruit trees on our property since my sister and I were young, in the hopes that we could all enjoy fresh cherries, peaches, plums, and apples from our own...

Asparagus and Cod Soup

Posted by Roasting Rambler on Jun 30, 2010 1

Sour Cherry Syrup

Posted by Roasting Rambler on Jun 25, 2010 2

Single-serving Cherry Pies

Posted by Roasting Rambler on Jun 18, 2010 3

Aug 4, 2009

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Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream

Sometimes experiments just come together perfectly and you’re satisfied and happy. Sometimes you desperately need a break from statistics (bane of graduate students everywhere) and don’t care if the food turns out almost inedible. The best times are when you are sick of 9 hours of statistics classes a week and your experiment comes out better than you had dared...

Jul 7, 2009

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Roasted Pork and Brie

Lately I’ve been on a bit of a de-cluttering kick and decided to sort through my freezer. The idea is to cook my way to an empty (or almost) freezer. As I went through everything I found that I had more pork than anything else (not surprising really – pork is one of my favorites). You can often find me making pork burgers, pork ragú, grilled pork chops, carnitas, or...

Jun 29, 2009

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