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Dinnercraft helps bring your (and our) protracted adolescence to an end. Our authors cover topics ranging from cooking and eating, to home and garden, to crafting and DiY, and all the rest of the things you find yourself caring about these days.
I had an insanely productive morning. I walked on the beach, practiced Nia for an hour, read People of the Book for my book club and made these incredible muffins. Baking from scratch is totally blowing my mind. Tonight I’m roasting a chicken for dinner, to be served with my no knead dutch oven (rosemary) bread. I am such an sensational homemaker.
Photo: Flickr/smohundro
In time for Cinco de Mayo, a holiday almost certainly made up by American boozehounds, since it is not widely celebrated except in northernmost Mexico, we wanted to present our tips for concocting the …
Nothing says Christmas like a cup of hot booze. Presents and peace are totally awesome, but baby, it’s cold outside,* and a steaming mug of liquid courage emboldens me to face the chilliest of nights. And …
Easter weekend is creeping up, and many of us will be heading out to the homes of family and friends to eat, drink, and throw eggs at the houses of our enemies.
What will you be …
I have a massive deficiency as a foodie.
I do not eat fish.
I loathe being even in proximity of cooked or cooking fish.
As a child, my father – who is a sport fishing enthusiast and has …
I cocked up dinner once again last night. I swear it wasn’t my fault. I had planned to bake bread and do poached eggs with asparagus and Camembert (awesome, right?) but there was a mishap. The dough …
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Baking from scratch is amazing. Hard to find the time when there are two ankle-biters who want to “help” (read: have flour fights) but I love it. The only trouble is that when there’s freshly baked goods sitting on my counter, it’s all I can do not to inhale them in one fell swoop. Just working on my winter padding, I guess.
Baking is still such a novelty and safe because I would rather eat a giant ball of mozzarella than a cookie (most days).