A Thanksgiving Surprise
[donotprint] There are people in my life dealing with real, seemingly unending crises, and I then I wonder why I can't even manage to post to this site regularly. I try... I really, really do. I've been holding on to this great recipe that my Aunt Toni shared with our...
Breakfast: Almost a Recipe
I cook a lot, but I only blog occasionally. Why? Usually, because I'm trying out someone else's recipe and I like to blog about recipes that I either develop or that have diverged enough for me to consider them my own. That leaves out most of what I eat. Why do I do...
A Wintery Roasted Dip
As the weather turns colder (and I resist turning on the furnace) I turn to warming, heavy foods like stews, chowders, and creamy dips. The cool weather also marks the the last regular farmer's market of the season in central Iowa. My friend Alex and I braved the...
Whole Grains + Bananas + Yogurt = Tasty
Here I go - almost two months late again. I must confess that I didn't think juggling grad school with work would be this hard, and then the personal stuff intervenes and it's been weeks since I posted anything. I start a project (with good intentions) to post about...
Recreating that Black Pearl Flavor
I haven't suddenly stopped cooking, but I have been away (again) from writing on my blog. In the interim, I've found some new favorite recipes and a new favorite chocolate. First, a shout out to Freya at Writing at the Kitchen Table for her outstanding tiramisu. I...
Brownies and Beer
I've had several bottles of oatmeal stout sitting in my refrigerator for a couple of months. I originally bought them to mess around with real beer floats and I did come up with a formula I liked, but I still haven't tried it out on anyone else. Now I was left with...
Big Burger Ballyhoo 2007
Hello out there, I am ashamed to admit it, but I have been absent for over a month now from Roasting Rambler, but I'm glad to say that I am back from my unplanned vacation from the blogging world (really I returned with the post a few days ago, but that was written...
Easy does it
Recently, I received a request to showcase easy (for the average person) recipes, which was seconded by several friends. This also happened to coincide with Heidi's posting of an Englishman's request for "easy-to-prepare fresh food." I find that my definition of...
Shrikhand remix
So about a month ago I stumbled on a recipe for shrikhand (a strained yogurt dish) while browsing through blogs. Based on the picture and the description I decided to try it out and, surprisingly, I had all the ingredients on hand. I found this particular treat on...
Spring Grilling and a twist on unbaked cheescake
We've been having unseasonably warm weather lately (upper 70's, usually we're in the low 50's) and I've used this opportunity to get acquainted with the massive gas grill and rotisserie that my parents gave me for Christmas (spring grilling is much more fun than...
5 Things…
So, anyone who visited my blog soon after my launch and then recently has noticed that I sort of stopped posting for a few weeks. Then on Sunday I posted as part of the fun blogging event known as Sugar High Fridays. What you don't know is that I did have several...
SHF – Raw Chocolate
Soon after discovering the varied and compelling world of food blogs, I discovered Sugar High Fridays (SHF), as created by the Domestic Goddess (who recently wrote a great two part contemplation on good food requiring effort). Now that I have my blog up and running I...