eat make read

It’s no secret that I love popcorn. It’s just so delicious and versatile, what’s not to love? I also love polka dots because they’re a simple, happy pattern and always manage to put a smile on my face. A while ago I came across a recipe for popcorn balls and immediately thought popcorn polka dots! Awesome! Popcorn balls are one of those childhood snacks that I haven’t thought about since, oh, third grade, but I thought with a little tweaking they could be the perfect party snack.

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Am I the only one who can’t believe it’s the Friday before Christmas?! Holy smokes, where has this month gone? I have to apologize for my lengthy absence. Luckily my time away has brought about some good news… we are moved in (yay!), Remedy Quarterly has been printed and sent out to our lovely subscribers (woohoo!) and good news in a weird way, I’ve missed this place! After blogging for nearly two years, almost on a daily basis it can begin to feel a little overwhelming at times, but I’ve been happy and reassured to find myself missing it (and you!).

So in honor of good things, I’ve whipped up one delicious beverage called the maple leaf. A little rye, a little maple syrup and a good squeeze of lemon is all you need. It will leave you with a festive, wintry warm kind of feeling.

Cheers friendos!

the maple leaf
adapted from Trader Vic’s Bartender’s Guide
makes 1 cocktail

2 oz rye
1/2 oz maple syrup
juice of 1/2 lemon
lemon peel to garnish

1
Place a few ice cubes in a cocktail shaker and add all ingredients.
2
Shake for about 10 seconds and pour into a highball glass.
3
Garnish with a lemon and drink up!

hello friends! just wanted to let everyone know that tomorrow is the big moving day (yay!). Hopefully i’ll be back in the kitchen asap. i miss making stuff… dinner, cocktails, a delicious snack, but i think all this kitchen-free time will payoff. for the first time in over five years i will have an oven that’s younger than i am and, please sit down, a dishwasher! can. not. wait!

i’ve been checking out what you all are up to and there’s some delicious things being made, so thanks for inspiring me! have a great weekend!

I have been drooling over this book from the second I laid eyes on it. I Know How To Cook is “the bible of traditional French home cooking” and this particular version is the first time it’s been translated into English. That’s nice and all, but oh my goodness, look at those illustrations! The dust jacket even unfolds into a beautiful poster. As a graphic design/home cook I’m totally in love.

My only complaint is that they stuck this giant sticker on the dust jacket and as I pulled it off (thinking it was one of those easily removable ones) it tore the beautiful cover. Why, why, why do publishers do that?! Arg, I was not a happy lady. Dear Phaidon, if you’re reading this, please send me a new cover. Let’s not end on a sour note though, look at these:

The book is interspersed with beautiful photography like this photo of tomato sorbet.

And more beautiful illustrations. If I could, I would frame every page, even the nice clean layout of the recipes. Love it! I can’t wait until I can get in the kitchen with it and try out some of the tasty sounding recipes.

P.S. I have to apologize for my lack of posts lately. Moving/preparing a new apartment and publishing a magazine at the same time has been slightly overwhelming. Things will be a little slow over here for a bit, but I’ll be back with a spash in a week or two. Thanks for sticking around!