on a roll

'Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.'            
                                                  - James Beard

You know how a while back I confessed I'd never really made a pie crust? Bread is sort of the same story. I've made a few attempts, but since I moved out of my parents' home - hence away from the bread machine - the one or two loaves of bread I tried making just seemed to fall flat (literally). Maybe it was old yeast, maybe impatience in kneading... whatever the case, I kind of let bread-making fall away from my skill set. 


Of course, there's nothing better than a freshly baked loaf of bread or batch of rolls just out of the oven.

pig on pig

'If you want a subject, look to pork!' 

                        - Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

Digging through my fridge yesterday morning hoping to find some inspiration for dinner, I hit the jackpot with the discovery of a thawed pork loin (thank you, past self!) and a few slices of bacon. Combined with the makings for green bean casserole, which I found in my pantry, and some homemade rolls and apple sauce, we'd have a nice dinner - enough to share with friends, even.

car bomb cupcakes

There are only two kinds of people in the world: the Irish,
and those who wish they were. 


I have two traditions on St. Patrick's Day: drinking from dawn to well past dusk, and supplying friends and bar staff with car bomb cupcakes. The latter is thanks to one of my friends who a few years ago, on his way to work at 5 a.m., woke me up with a text demanding that I bake him Guinness cupcakes with Bailey's frosting. Two of my favourite drinks in a delicious portable dessert? Yes, please!