Monthly Archives: July 2007
Tom Sawyer Punch
Planters Punch Originally uploaded by interchangeableparts Today we lived the Tom Sawyer dream, embarking on what will probably be a months-long task of priming and painting the various and sundry components of our new garden fence. And after an extravagantly … Continue reading
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IPB Believes In Unicorns!
During all those long, lonely, hopeless months we believed hard enough — and were pure enough of heart — that the kitchen fairies finally came and rewarded our faith. That’s right: the countertops are real! The disco island, with Rollie … Continue reading
Filed under Unicorn Kitchen
Our Fridge Is A Many-Splendored Thing
Excuse me, I’m going to go hump the fridge Originally uploaded by interchangeableparts At last! It’s here! After two months of unreliable refrigeration, and having only a mini-fridge we could count on, we finally have our new, beloved, magnificent fridge! … Continue reading
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The First Item Baked in the New Kitchen
Zucchini-Ginger Muffins Originally uploaded by interchangeableparts During New Jersey summers one often finds oneself confronted with an overabundance of zucchinis. One of my favorite uses for them is ginger-zucchini cupcakes, a recipe I found on epicurious.com. Last summer I made … Continue reading
Filed under Baked Goods, Cupcakes, Farm Share
Garden Victory!
Yellow Finns and German Butterballs Originally uploaded by interchangeableparts IPB Manor boasts a raised-bed vegetable garden, which we’ve used to grow corn, onions, scallions, herbs, zucchinis, catnip, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, tomatillos, beets, radishes, turnips, lettuce, spinach, mesclun, spicy mesclun, and … Continue reading
The Flatbreads I Want To Bake
Okay, flipping through the KAF cookbook to look at crackers, I stumbled onto the flatbread recipes. I have never made flatbread. I think the new kitchen is going to be just the place to try it. 1. Lavash. KAF says … Continue reading
Filed under Baking Aspirations
The Crackers I Want To Make
I’ve never made crackers before. I don’t normally have patience for fussy baking, like rolled cookies and stuff like that, because I hate piling up rotations of hot cookie sheets and cooling racks and whatnot. But the dream kitchen has … Continue reading
Filed under Baking Aspirations, Crackers
The Cookies I Want to Bake
1. Molasses Spice Cookies with Dark Rum Glaze(Baking Illustrated) 2. Chocolate Espresso Sandwiches 3. Mudslide Cookies (Baking and Pastry, CIA) 4. Citrus Crisps (Baking and Pastry, CIA) 5. Madeleines (Madame Baker’s recipe) 6. Honey and Spice Madeleines (Sweet Kitchen) 7. … Continue reading
These Are The Things I Want To Make
It’s been since the end of April that I’ve been without my kitchen, and we’re probably still a good month away from full functionality (although our contractor insists the counters will be in sometime next week — if there’s one … Continue reading
Filed under Baking Aspirations
