Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
Figs, goat cheese, toasted pistachios, honey and prosciutto. Now take a second to think about how each one of those things taste on their own. Totally delicious, right? Now put them together in once fancy schmancy little appetizer and what do you have? Food porn at it’s finest, my friends. Food.Porn. So without further ado …
Let’s talk about cheese—the creamy, melty, irresistible star of the snack table. If you’ve ever found yourself hovering over a cheese board, “just one more bite” on loop in your head, then you’re going to love what I’m about to share. This baked cheese in a skillet is dangerously good, ridiculously easy, and the kind …
I love baking, but I definitely lack the patience for “pretty” baking. You’ll not likely find me spending a lot of time playing with fondant and decorated cookies. What I love most about making this Skillet Berry Crumble then is that it’s just so damn impressive looking when it’s all done. It’s so pretty, it’s …
Houston, we have a problem. Or maybe that should be Delhi, we have a problem. Either way I have a serious addiction now to Indian Food, courtesy of Patak’s bringing me on as an ambassador. On a recent trip to Florida we searched high and low for Indian and had an amazing meal from The …
Look, I know this recipe for Turtle Cake isn’t going to help with your post-holiday paunch but who are we kidding? You know and I know that all attempts at eating tofu and vegetables will be dead in a week. Instead of going all or nothing, let’s keep some sweet in our life to balance …
Meet my new favourite drink, the Grand Raspberry Fizz—a cocktail that has me rethinking how versatile Grand Marnier can be. Honestly, no one was more surprised than me to discover Grand Marnier as the star attraction in a drink. Typically, I’ve kept it in the background as a flavour booster, giving a subtle orange kick …
Why make raspberry puree? Can’t you just find a reasonable substitute in the store? No you can’t (I’ve looked) and you should make it because it’s the perfect compliment to so many delicious recipes you’ll wonder why you hadn’t made it before. As an added bonus this Easy Raspberry Puree is, as the name suggests, …
There’s nothing more Christmasy than shortbread. For years I tried to make this delicate, buttery treat, but I could never get it quite right. My shortbread was crumbly and dense and tasted of defeat, which is rather salty on account of all the tears in the batter. A couple years ago a friend of mine …
